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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth A. Clark, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Nicholaus J. Peyton, Ooltewah, TN (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E03B 9/04 (2006.01); E03B 7/00 (2006.01); E03B 7/02 (2006.01); E03B 7/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03B 9/04 (2013.01); E03B 7/00 (2013.01); E03B 7/02 (2013.01); E03B 7/07 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0324 (2015.04); Y10T 137/5485 (2015.04); Y10T 137/86485 (2015.04);
Abstract
Disclosed is a hydrant including an upper barrel; at least one hose nozzle; a valve associated with the hose nozzle; an electric motor to open and close the valve; and a controller coupled to the hydrant. In various embodiments, the hydrant includes a diffuser coupled to the hose nozzle. In various embodiments, the hydrant is in wired communication with a monitoring facility, a detection device, or a water motorized valve in a water distribution network. In various embodiments, the hydrant includes a transmitter and receiver.