Patents by Inventor Diego Aguilera
Diego Aguilera 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).
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Patent number: 11952755Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 24, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
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Publication number: 20230407610Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Yanlong Li, Haedoo Choi, Emil Simion, Christopher Joseph Duckett, Justin Blaine Childress, Diego Aguilera, Jason Cole Eason
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Publication number: 20230399826Abstract: A nozzle cap for a hydrant can include an inner cap securably engageable with a nozzle of the hydrant, the nozzle configured to connect a fire hose to the hydrant; a communications hub positioned adjacent to the inner cap; and a plug plugging an opening defined in the inner cap and securably engaged with the inner cap, the plug including a material that allows transmission of a wireless signal through the material.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Haedoo Choi, Timothy J. Mitchell, Rachel Rifenberg, Christopher Joseph Duckett, Justin Blaine Childress, Emil Simion, Diego Aguilera
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Publication number: 20230375426Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Carlos Stephen Moreno, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Daryl Lee Gibson, Diego Aguilera
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Patent number: 11821182Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 24, 2023Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
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Patent number: 11754456Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Carlos Stephen Moreno, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Daryl Lee Gibson, Diego Aguilera
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Publication number: 20230212841Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
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Patent number: 11619033Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 3, 2022Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
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Publication number: 20220259840Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
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Patent number: 11359360Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
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Publication number: 20210318195Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: Carlos Stephen Moreno, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Daryl Lee Gibson, Diego Aguilera
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Patent number: 11067464Abstract: Example aspects of a pressure monitoring system for a wet barrel hydrant, a pressure monitoring and leak detection system for a wet barrel hydrant, and a method for using a pressure monitoring and leak detection system are disclosed. The pressure monitoring system for a wet barrel hydrant can comprise a pressure sensor assembly comprising a pressure sensor and a connector, the pressure sensor configured to measure the pressure of a fluid received in the wet barrel hydrant, the connector configured to attach the pressure monitoring system to the wet barrel hydrant; a mounting flange coupled to the pressure sensor assembly; a main PCB configured to process pressure data measured by the pressure sensor; an antenna configured to send a signal representative of the pressure data; and a housing coupled to the mounting flange, the housing enclosing the processor and the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Carlos Stephen Moreno, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Daryl Lee Gibson, Diego Aguilera
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Publication number: 20210180297Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
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Patent number: 10968609Abstract: A method of measuring a characteristic of a fluid inside a fluid distribution system includes receiving a fluid inside a channel of a vein of a stem of a hydrant; recording data corresponding to the characteristic of the fluid with a sensing device, the sensing device including: a housing; a vein in sealing contact with the housing, the vein defining a channel extending from a lower end of the vein to an upper end of the vein; a sensor facing the channel and in sealing contact with the vein; at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor and positioned within the housing; and an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor; and transmitting the data to the antenna.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
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Publication number: 20200385960Abstract: A method of measuring a characteristic of a fluid inside a fluid distribution system includes receiving a fluid inside a channel of a vein of a stem of a hydrant; recording data corresponding to the characteristic of the fluid with a sensing device, the sensing device including: a housing; a vein in sealing contact with the housing, the vein defining a channel extending from a lower end of the vein to an upper end of the vein; a sensor facing the channel and in sealing contact with the vein; at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor and positioned within the housing; and an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor; and transmitting the data to the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2019Publication date: December 10, 2020Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
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Publication number: 20200232863Abstract: Example aspects of a pressure monitoring system for a wet barrel hydrant, a pressure monitoring and leak detection system for a wet barrel hydrant, and a method for using a pressure monitoring and leak detection system are disclosed. The pressure monitoring system for a wet barrel hydrant can comprise a pressure sensor assembly comprising a pressure sensor and a connector, the pressure sensor configured to measure the pressure of a fluid received in the wet barrel hydrant, the connector configured to attach the pressure monitoring system to the wet barrel hydrant; a mounting flange coupled to the pressure sensor assembly; a main PCB configured to process pressure data measured by the pressure sensor; an antenna configured to send a signal representative of the pressure data; and a housing coupled to the mounting flange, the housing enclosing the processor and the antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2019Publication date: July 23, 2020Inventors: Carlos Stephen Moreno, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Daryl Lee Gibson, Diego Aguilera