Patents by Inventor Carlos Stephen Moreno

Carlos Stephen Moreno 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).

  • Publication number: 20240264025
    Abstract: An outer housing for a pressure monitoring system includes a sidewall shell defining an outer shell surface and a top end, the sidewall shell comprising an annular outer sidewall projection extending from the top end, the outer sidewall projection defining at least a portion of the outer shell surface; and a cap mounted to the sidewall shell, the cap defining an inner cap surface and an annular outer cap surface opposite the inner cap surface, the outer sidewall projection extending alongside the outer cap surface; wherein the outer cap surface defines a cap curved portion and the outer sidewall projection defines a projection curved portion meeting the cap curved portion, such that the cap is substantially flush with the sidewall shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Carlos Stephen Moreno, Timothy J. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11971318
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Carlos Stephen Moreno, Timothy J. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11952755
    Abstract: A sensing device for a hydrant can include a sensor located entirely within an interior cavity of a hydrant body of the hydrant and configured to measure a property of a fluid of a fluid distribution system and an antenna in communication with the sensor and positioned within the interior cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: 11946233
    Abstract: A sensing assembly of a hydrant can include a sensor housing defining a housing cavity, the sensor housing distinct from a stem of the hydrant and configured to be removably coupled to the stem; a sensor located within the housing cavity; at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor and located within the housing cavity; and an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno
  • Patent number: 11839785
    Abstract: A communications hub for a hydrant can include a plug comprising a non-metallic material and configured to be sealably received within a plug bore defined in a flange of a bonnet of the hydrant, the flange separating an interior cavity of the hydrant from a bonnet cavity of the hydrant; a PCB; at least one battery in electrical communication with the PCB; and an antenna configured for wireless communication with a sensing device located within the interior cavity of the hydrant and in electrical communication with the PCB, the antenna able to receive a wireless signal from the sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Publication number: 20230375426
    Abstract: A pressure monitoring system for a wet barrel hydrant includes an outer housing comprising a substantially cylindrical sidewall shell and a cap coupled to the substantially cylindrical sidewall shell, a center axis extending centrally through the pressure monitoring system; a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure of a fluid received in the wet barrel hydrant; and an antenna assembly comprising an antenna, the antenna configured to send signals representative of pressure data measured by the pressure sensor, wherein the antenna assembly is circumferentially surrounded by the cap and is axially spaced from the substantially cylindrical sidewall shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Carlos Stephen Moreno, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Daryl Lee Gibson, Diego Aguilera
  • Patent number: 11821182
    Abstract: A sensing device for a hydrant can include a sensor located entirely within an interior cavity of a hydrant body of the hydrant and configured to measure a property of a fluid of a fluid distribution system and an antenna in communication with the sensor and positioned within the interior cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: 11786769
    Abstract: A communications hub for a hydrant can include a plug comprising a non-metallic material and configured to be sealably received within a plug bore defined in a flange of a bonnet of the hydrant, the flange separating an interior cavity of the hydrant from a bonnet cavity of the hydrant; a PCB; at least one battery in electrical communication with the PCB; and an antenna configured for wireless communication with a sensing device located within the interior cavity of the hydrant and in electrical communication with the PCB, the antenna able to receive a wireless signal from the sensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: 11754456
    Abstract: A pressure monitoring system for a wet barrel hydrant includes an outer housing defining a sidewall shell and a cap coupled to the sidewall shell; a sensor housing defining a connector, a housing cavity, and an opening formed through the sensor housing and allowing access to the housing cavity, the connector configured to couple the pressure monitoring system to a wet barrel hydrant; and a base assembly coupled to the sidewall shell and defining a central support and a cylindrical wall, the cylindrical wall extending from the central support towards the cap, the sensor housing coupled to the central support opposite the cylindrical wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Carlos Stephen Moreno, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Daryl Lee Gibson, Diego Aguilera
  • Publication number: 20230212841
    Abstract: A sensing device for a hydrant can include a sensor located entirely within an interior cavity of a hydrant body of the hydrant and configured to measure a property of a fluid of a fluid distribution system and an antenna in communication with the sensor and positioned within the interior cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: 11619033
    Abstract: A sensing device for a hydrant, the sensing device including a housing defining a portion of an operating stem of the hydrant; a sensor located entirely within the interior cavity of the hydrant body and configured to measure a property of a fluid of the fluid distribution system; and an antenna in communication with the sensor and positioned within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: 11613876
    Abstract: A sensing assembly includes an electronics assembly for use with a fire hydrant, the electronics assembly comprising: a sensor in fluid communication with the channel; at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor; an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor; and a cover protecting the sensing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: 11591778
    Abstract: A sensing assembly assembly for use with a fire hydrant having a stem includes a sensor in fluid communication with a water supply; at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor; and an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor; wherein at least a portion of the sensing assembly is located within an interior cavity of the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno
  • Patent number: 11555297
    Abstract: A sensing assembly assembly for use with a fire hydrant having a stem includes a sensor in fluid communication with a water supply; at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor; and an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor; wherein at least a portion of the sensing assembly is located within an interior cavity of the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno
  • Publication number: 20220305311
    Abstract: A communications hub for a hydrant can include a plug comprising a non-metallic material and configured to be sealably received within a plug bore defined in a flange of a bonnet of the hydrant, the flange separating an interior cavity of the hydrant from a bonnet cavity of the hydrant; a PCB; at least one battery in electrical communication with the PCB; and an antenna configured for wireless communication with a sensing device located within the interior cavity of the hydrant and in electrical communition with the PCB, the antenna able to receive a wireless signal from the sensing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Publication number: 20220290416
    Abstract: A sensing assembly of a hydrant can include a sensor housing defining a housing cavity, the sensor housing distinct from a stem of the hydrant and configured to be removably coupled to the stem; a sensor located within the housing cavity; at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor and located within the housing cavity; and an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno
  • Publication number: 20220259840
    Abstract: A sensing device for a hydrant, the sensing device including a housing defining a portion of an operating stem of the hydrant; a sensor located entirely within the interior cavity of the hydrant body and configured to measure a property of a fluid of the fluid distribution system; and an antenna in communication with the sensor and positioned within the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: 11400328
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Publication number: 20220236132
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Carlos Stephen Moreno, Timothy J. Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11359360
    Abstract: A sensing device for a hydrant 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; a sensor received within the channel of the vein; and an antenna in communication with the sensor and positioned within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson