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US 10,203,315 B2Granted
Systems for measuring properties of water in a water distribution system
AssigneeMueller International, LLC
InventorsKenneth A. Clark, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul Gifford
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Abstract
A water sensing assembly includes: a valve box securely mountable on an underground water pipe; a sensor mounted inside the valve box, the sensor configured to sense a property of water within the underground water pipe; a top section connected to the valve box; and an electrical communication device mounted at a top portion of the adjustable top section such that the electrical communication device is positioned at or near the surface of the ground.
Claims3
A service saddle comprising:
- a lower channel alignable with a bore in a water pipe;
- a main port having an interior volume opened to the lower channel;
- a secondary port having an interior volume opened to the lower channel;
- a first valve moveably mounted in the main port for controlling water flow through the main port;
- a second valve moveably mounted in the secondary port for controlling water flow through the secondary port;
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- a first sensor mounted in the main port, wherein the first sensor is a water sensing assembly mounted to the main port by a port bracket, and wherein the water sensing assembly comprises an energy harvesting device moveable between a retracted position within the main port when not in use and an extended position protruding from the main port when in use, the energy harvesting device including a turbine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.