379 patents
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Utility
Pipeline plug
16 Aug 22
A method of manufacturing a plug for a pipe system includes cutting a plug from a length of pipe, the length of pipe defining a pipe bore, the pipe bore defining an inner diameter equal to an inner diameter of a main bore of the plug, the plug including a top portion defining a top diameter, a bottom portion defining a bottom diameter, and a web portion joining the top portion and the bottom portion.
Jeffrey Allen Huffman, Jeffrey Dan Batson
Filed: 26 Sep 19
Utility
Metal-coated seat retention groove
9 Aug 22
Example aspects of a valve are disclosed.
Timothy Quinn Fallon
Filed: 19 Mar 21
Utility
Stent Springs and Stents for Repairing Pipes
4 Aug 22
A stent spring for repairing a pipe includes a substantially tubular mesh structure comprising one or more strands, the one or more strands comprising a spring material, wherein the stent spring is expandable and compressible between an expanded configuration and a compressed configuration; and an elastic wire connected to the one or more strands, the elastic wire configured to increase a flexibility of the stent spring
Aurelian Ioan Furcoiu
Filed: 22 Apr 22
Utility
Hydrant monitoring communications hub
2 Aug 22
A method of processing measurements of a fluid inside a fluid distribution system includes receiving data wirelessly into a communications hub from a sensing device of a hydrant, the communications hub positioned inside a bonnet cavity of the hydrant, the communications hub including: a PCB; at least one battery in electrical communication with the PCB; and a first antenna in electrical communication with the PCB; a second antenna in electrical communication with the PCB; and transmitting the data to the second antenna.
Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Daryl Lee Gibson
Filed: 7 Jun 19
Utility
Nozzle cap multi-band antenna assembly
2 Aug 22
A nozzle cap assembly includes a nozzle cap including a base, the base defining a top end and a bottom end; and a nut positioned opposite from the bottom end; an enclosure positioned between the top end of the base and the nut, the enclosure defining a cavity within the enclosure; at least one antenna positioned within the cavity.
Jorge Isaac Ortiz, David James Carlos Dunn, Yanlong Li, Jesse Alvin Faunce
Filed: 15 Mar 19
Utility
Fire Hydrant
28 Jul 22
A bearing system includes a first bearing, the first bearing being annular in shape and defining a ring aperture, the first bearing including a first surface and a second surface, a second bearing being substantially the same in construction to the first bearing, a first surface of the second bearing contacting a second surface of the first bearing, wherein each of the bearings is constructed of nylon MDS.
Yanlong Li, Paul S. Gifford, Walter Pierce Wojick
Filed: 14 Apr 22
Utility
Bonded Seat Valve
28 Jul 22
A valve seat includes a first end; a second end positioned opposite from the first end; and a body extending from the first end to the second end, the body defining an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defining a main bore extending through the body from the first end to the second end, the main bore defining a main bore axis, the body defining a shaft bore extending from the inner surface to the outer surface, the shaft bore defining a shaft bore axis positioned perpendicular to the main bore axis, the shaft bore defining an inner shaft opening and an outer shaft opening, the body defining a concave seat bearing surface extending around the inner shaft opening.
Xianhua Feng
Filed: 28 Jan 21
Utility
Pressure Monitoring System and Housing Therefor
28 Jul 22
The outer housing for a pressure monitoring system includes a sidewall shell comprising an annular inner sidewall projection extending from a top end thereof; a cap mounted to the sidewall shell, the cap defining an inner cap surface, an outer cap surface, a cap bottom end, and an annular cap recess extending into the cap bottom end between the outer cap surface and the inner cap surface, wherein the annular inner sidewall projection is configured to engage the annular cap recess; and an antenna assembly directly mounted to the inner cap surface, the antenna assembly comprising an antenna.
Carlos Stephen Moreno, Timothy J. Mitchell
Filed: 23 Mar 22
Utility
Joint restraint device
26 Jul 22
A mechanical joint includes a piping element, the piping element including an element flange, the piping element defining a socket extending inwards from the element flange; a pipe length, the pipe length extending through the element flange into the socket, the pipe length defining an outer pipe surface; and a gland, the pipe length extending through the gland, the gland including a joint restraint assembly, the joint restraint assembly including a restraint base; and a gripper disposed within the restraint pocket, the gripper configured to rotate in the restraint pocket, the gripper further configured to engage the outer pipe surface to prevent removal of the pipe length from the socket.
Aurelian Ioan Furcoiu
Filed: 21 Apr 20
Utility
Restraint gripper cover with lockout breakaway
26 Jul 22
A gland assembly for a piping element includes a gland comprising a joint restraint assembly comprising a restraint base, the restraint base defining a restraint pocket, the joint restraint assembly further comprising a gripper disposed within the restraint pocket, wherein the gripper is configured to rotate within the restraint pocket about and between a disengaged position in which the gripper is disengaged from the piping element and an engagement position in which the gripper is engaged with the piping element.
Timothy J. Mitchell, Anton A. Nasledov
Filed: 19 Jul 19
Utility
Deployment Probe for Deploying a Stent
21 Jul 22
A deployment probe for deploying a stent includes a probe body defining an outer surface, the outer surface defining a recessed portion; and a release mechanism comprising a stent retainer configured to engage and retain a stent in a compressed configuration on the recessed portion of the probe body; wherein the deployment probe further defines a front shoulder formed proximate to a front end of the probe body and extending radially outward from the recessed portion; and wherein a diameter of the deployment probe at the front shoulder is greater than a diameter of the deployment probe at the recessed portion.
Aurelian Ioan Furcoiu
Filed: 4 Apr 22
Utility
Pipe Repair Assembly
21 Jul 22
A pipe repair assembly includes a stent moveable between a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration; and a deployment probe comprising a release mechanism, the release mechanism configurable in an engaged position, wherein the release mechanism is engaged with the stent and the stent is in the compressed configuration, and a disengaged position, wherein the release mechanism is disengaged from the stent and the stent is in the expanded configuration.
Aurelian Ioan Furcoiu
Filed: 4 Apr 22
Utility
Devices and Methods for Repairing Pipes
21 Jul 22
A pipe repair device includes a body defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a stent configurable in a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration, the stent mounted to the body in the compressed configuration; and a locomotion subsystem configured to drive the pipe repair device through a pipe, the locomotion subsystem comprising a steering rod extending from the first end of the body and configured to engage an inner surface of the pipe.
Cody Badger, Clifton Braun, Adam Tank
Filed: 5 Apr 22
Utility
Deployment probe for pipe repair device
19 Jul 22
Example aspects of a pipe repair assembly, a deployment probe for repairing a pipeline, and a method of repairing a pipeline are disclosed.
Aurelian Ioan Furcoiu
Filed: 6 Aug 20
Utility
Revolver Bypass Valve
14 Jul 22
A bypass valve includes a base defining a base sealing surface, the base defining an upstream utility bore, a downstream utility bore, a meter inlet bore, and a meter outlet bore each extending into the base sealing surface; and a selector defining a selector sealing surface and a front surface, a primary passage and a secondary passage defined within the selector between the selector sealing surface and the front surface, the primary passage being isolated from the secondary passage, the selector defining at least one primary passage bore extending into the selector sealing surface and connected in fluid communication with the primary passage, the selector defining at least one secondary passage bore extending into the selector sealing surface and connected in fluid communication with the secondary passage.
Tomas Peleckas, Timothy Wayne Stern, Rock Allen Powell, JR.
Filed: 14 Jan 21
Utility
Revolver Bypass Valve
14 Jul 22
A bypass valve includes a base defining a base sealing surface, the base defining a upstream utility bore, a downstream utility bore, a meter inlet bore, and a meter outlet bore each extending into the base sealing surface; and a selector defining a selector sealing surface positioned in sealing engagement with the base sealing surface, the selector defining a primary passage and a secondary passage, the selector defining at least one primary passage bore extending into the selector sealing surface and connecting in fluid communication with the primary passage, the selector defining at least one secondary passage bore extending into the selector sealing surface and connecting in fluid communication with the secondary passage, the selector being rotatable relative to the base about and between a meter position and a bypass position, the selector connecting the upstream utility bore in fluid communication with the meter inlet bore in the meter position.
Tomas Peleckas, Timothy Wayne Stern
Filed: 14 Jan 21
Utility
Valve body with identification tab
12 Jul 22
A valve body includes a flange; and an identification tab disposed on the flange, the identification tab defining indicia.
Matthew Thomas Sutterfield, Michael Louis Broggi, Jason White Bradley
Filed: 26 Jun 19
Utility
Hydrant nozzle cap
5 Jul 22
Example aspects of a nozzle cap for a fire hydrant and a method for manufacturing a nozzle cap to detect leaks in a fluid system are disclosed.
Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Sebastien Perrier, Paul S. Gifford
Filed: 31 May 19
Utility
Hydrant cap leak detector with oriented sensor
5 Jul 22
A hydrant assembly includes a fire hydrant including a barrel, the barrel defining a barrel axis extending from a top barrel end of the barrel to a bottom barrel end of the barrel; and a vibration sensor enclosed within the fire hydrant, the vibration sensor defining a sensor axis extending from a first sensor end of the vibration sensor to a second sensor end of the vibration sensor, the sensor axis defining an angle relative to the barrel axis, the angle less than ninety degrees.
Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Bruce Robertson, Valentin Mircea Burtea, Kevin Adam Laven, Sebastien Perrier
Filed: 26 Oct 20
Utility
High-resolution Acoustic Pipe Condition Assessment Using In-bracket Pipe Excitation
30 Jun 22
Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for performing high-resolution assessment of the condition of pipes of a fluid distribution system using in-bracket excitation.
Bruce Robertson, Valentin Mircea Burtea, Sebastien Perrier, Joseph Butterfield
Filed: 29 Dec 20