Patents by Inventor Timofey Sitnikov
Timofey Sitnikov 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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Patent number: 11946233Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno
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Patent number: 11839785Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Daryl Lee Gibson
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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: 11786769Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, 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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Patent number: 11746802Abstract: An over-pressure protection system includes a main body housing defining a main body chamber configured to receive a fluid therein, wherein the main body housing comprises a spring, the main body housing configurable in a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; and a pressure sensor configured to measure a fluid pressure of the fluid, the pressure sensor configurable in an activated mode and a deactivated mode; wherein, in the collapsed configuration, the spring biases main body housing inward at an intermediate point of the main body housing such that the main body housing defines a substantially hourglass shape.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, Timofey Sitnikov, Bruce Robertson
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Publication number: 20230273056Abstract: An ultrasonic flow meter assembly includes a meter housing comprising an upper housing and a lower housing, the lower housing defining a first piezo mount, a second piezo mount, a first reflector mount and a second reflector mount; a first piezoelectric transducer supported on the first piezo mount and a second piezoelectric transducer supported on the second piezo mount; a first reflector mounted to the first reflector mount and defining a first reflective surface, the first reflective surface vertically aligned with the first piezoelectric transducer; and a second reflector mounted to the second reflector mount and defining a second reflective surface, the second reflective surface vertically aligned with the second piezoelectric transducer; wherein the first and second reflectors are configured to reflect ultrasonic signals from the first piezoelectric transducer to the second piezoelectric transducer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2022Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Jeremy Alan McCraven, Chris Gyeong Suk Kang, Wendell Presslar Bowie, II, Paul A. Burrell, Paul S. Gifford
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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: 11644113Abstract: A break check valve includes a valve body defining a mating surface and a valve inner cavity; a pivot pin positioned inside the valve inner cavity and secured to the valve body, an axis of the pivot pin offset in a radial direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the valve body; and a valve member positioned within the valve inner cavity and configured to rotate about the pivot pin from an open position to a closed position of the valve, the valve member comprising a plate and an arm extending from the plate, the valve member configured to remain in the open position of the valve as long as a mating surface of a hydrant remains in contact with the mating surface of the valve body and configured to close when the mating surface of the hydrant is separated from the mating surface of the valve body.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Sean Michael Allen, Michael Louis Broggi, Paul S. Gifford, Timofey Sitnikov
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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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Patent number: 11613876Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Daryl Lee Gibson
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Publication number: 20230092513Abstract: A nozzle cap adapter includes an adapter ring defining a first adapter ring end, a second adapter ring end opposite the first adapter ring end, and an interior void extending from the first adapter ring end to the second adapter ring end; a nozzle connector extending from the second adapter ring end of the adapter ring, the nozzle connector configured to rotatably engage a fire hydrant nozzle; and a latch coupled to the adapter ring and configured to removably lock the nozzle cap adapter onto the fire hydrant nozzle; a gasket housing extending into the interior void and defining a gasket groove, the gasket groove facing the second adapter ring end; and a gasket disposed within the gasket groove and configured to abut an end of the fire hydrant nozzle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford
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Patent number: 11591778Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno
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Patent number: 11555297Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno
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Patent number: 11542690Abstract: Example aspects of a nozzle cap adapter, a nozzle cap assembly, and a method for method for mounting a nozzle cap to a fire hydrant nozzle are disclosed. The nozzle cap adapter can comprise an adapter ring defining a first adapter ring end, a second adapter ring end opposite the first adapter ring end, and an interior void extending from the first adapter ring end to the second adapter ring end; a nozzle connector extending from the second end of the adapter ring, the nozzle connector configured to rotatably engage a fire hydrant nozzle; and a latch coupled to the adapter ring and configured to removably lock the nozzle cap adapter onto the fire hydrant nozzle.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Mueller International, LLCInventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford
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Publication number: 20220373002Abstract: An over-pressure protection system includes a main body housing defining a main body chamber configured to receive a fluid therein, wherein the main body housing comprises a spring, the main body housing configurable in a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; and a pressure sensor configured to measure a fluid pressure of the fluid, the pressure sensor configurable in an activated mode and a deactivated mode; wherein, in the collapsed configuration, the spring biases main body housing inward at an intermediate point of the main body housing such that the main body housing defines a substantially hourglass shape.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, Timofey Sitnikov, Bruce Robertson
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Publication number: 20220305311Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Daryl Lee Gibson
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Publication number: 20220290416Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno