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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Mueller International, Llc, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Leo W. Fleury, Jr., N. Smithfield, RI (US);
Normand James Roy, Coventry, RI (US);
James Ola Williams, Malborough, MA (US);
Kenneth A. Clark, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Assignee:
Mueller International, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/18 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01); F16K 31/50 (2006.01); F16K 3/314 (2006.01); F16K 27/04 (2006.01); F16K 3/00 (2006.01); F16K 3/30 (2006.01); F16K 3/316 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 3/0209 (2013.01); F16K 3/00 (2013.01); F16K 3/30 (2013.01); F16K 3/314 (2013.01); F16K 3/316 (2013.01); F16K 27/044 (2013.01); F16K 31/504 (2013.01); F16K 37/00 (2013.01); F16K 37/0091 (2013.01); G01N 33/18 (2013.01); Y10T 137/8158 (2015.04);
Abstract
A gate valve includes a body, a stem, and a sensing bore. A subassembly includes a body, the body defining a sensing bore; and at least one of a vein and a plug in the sensing bore. A method of sensing an aspect of a water control system includes gaining access to the water control system through an access bore in a gate valve; at least temporarily removing water for testing from the access bore; and sensing an aspect of the removed water.