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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth A. Clark, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Jared Aaron Brandt, Hixson, TN (US);
Ralph William Vanderburg, Soddy Daisy, TN (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/00 (2006.01); E03B 7/08 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 37/0041 (2013.01); E03B 7/08 (2013.01); F16K 37/0033 (2013.01); G08B 21/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for indicating the status of a valve includes a position indicator, wherein the position indicator includes a monitoring element, and a communication element. A method for indicating the status of at least one valve includes monitoring positions of a device enclosed by a first valve with a position indicator and communicating the positions of the device enclosed by the first valve with a communications element.