Patents by Inventor Kevin Adam Laven

Kevin Adam Laven has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hydrant cap leak detector with oriented sensor
    Patent number: 11692901
    Abstract: A nozzle cap includes a cap body defining a cap axis, the cap body defining a circumferential wall extending circumferentially around the cap axis; and a vibration sensor including a shaft, the shaft defining a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the circumferential wall, the cap axis positioned closer to the second end than to the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Bruce Robertson, Valentin Mirea Burtea, Kevin Adam Laven, Sebastien Perrier
  • HYDRANT CAP LEAK DETECTOR WITH ORIENTED SENSOR
    Publication number: 20220291073
    Abstract: A nozzle cap includes a cap body defining a cap axis, the cap body defining a circumferential wall extending circumferentially around the cap axis; and a vibration sensor including a shaft, the shaft defining a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the circumferential wall, the cap axis positioned closer to the second end than to the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Bruce Robertson, Valentin Mirea Burtea, Kevin Adam Laven, Sebastien Perrier
  • Hydrant cap leak detector with oriented sensor
    Patent number: 11422054
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Bruce Robertson, Valentin Mircea Burtea, Kevin Adam Laven, Sebastien Perrier
  • Hydrant cap leak detector with oriented sensor
    Patent number: 11378482
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Bruce Robertson, Valentin Mircea Burtea, Kevin Adam Laven, Sebastien Perrier
  • HYDRANT CAP LEAK DETECTOR WITH ORIENTED SENSOR
    Publication number: 20210041323
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Bruce Robertson, Valentin Mircea Burtea, Kevin Adam Laven, Sebastien Perrier
  • Hydrant cap leak detector with oriented sensor
    Patent number: 10859462
    Abstract: A nozzle cap includes a cap body, the cap body defining a cap axis extending from a first body end of the cap body to a second body end of the cap body; and a vibration sensor attached to the cap body, 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 aligned perpendicular to the cap axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Bruce Robertson, Valentin Mircea Burtea, Kevin Adam Laven, Sebastien Perrier
  • HYDRANT CAP LEAK DETECTOR WITH ORIENTED SENSOR
    Publication number: 20200072697
    Abstract: A nozzle cap includes a cap body, the cap body defining a cap axis extending from a first body end of the cap body to a second body end of the cap body; and a vibration sensor attached to the cap body, 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 aligned perpendicular to the cap axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, William Mark O'Brien, Bruce Robertson, Valentin Mircea Burtea, Kevin Adam Laven, Sebastien Perrier