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US 2023/0407610 A1Published application
Dual sensor for hydrant
AssigneeMueller International, LLC
InventorsYanlong Li, Haedoo Choi, Emil Simion, Christopher Joseph Duckett, Justin Blaine Childress, Diego Aguilera, Jason Cole Eason
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Abstract
A sensing device for a hydrant in a fluid distribution system configured to transport a fluid can include a housing defining a portion of an operating stem of the hydrant; a vein connected to the housing, the vein defining a channel; and a sensor received at least partly and within the channel of the vein and configured to measure at least two properties of the fluid.
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A sensing device for a hydrant in a fluid distribution system, the sensing device comprising:
- a housing configured to define a portion of an operating stem of the hydrant;
- a vein connected to the housing, the vein defining a channel extending from a lower end of the vein to an upper end of the vein;
- and
- a sensor received at least partly and within the channel of the vein and configured to measure at least two properties of a fluid configured to be distributed by the fluid distribution system.
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A sensor assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a pressure sensing element coupled to the housing;
- a temperature sensing element coupled to the housing;
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- an antenna in communication with each of the pressure sensing element and the temperature sensing element and positioned within the housing;
- wherein the sensor assembly is configured to be received within an interior cavity of a hydrant.
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A method comprising:
- measuring a first characteristic of a fluid inside a hydrant of a fluid distribution system with a sensing device, the sensing device comprising:
- a vein defining a channel;
- and
- a sensor comprising:
- a first sensing element in fluid communication with the channel of the vein;
- a second sensing element in fluid communication with the channel of the vein;
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- at least one battery in communication with the sensor;
- measuring a second characteristic of the fluid with the sensing device;
- and
- transmitting data corresponding to the first characteristic and the second characteristic of the fluid from the sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.