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).

  • Patent number: 11441584
    Abstract: Example aspects of an over-pressure protection system and a method for operating an over-pressure protection system are disclosed. The over-pressure protection system can comprise a main body housing defining a main body chamber; a fluid received in the main body chamber, the fluid defining a fluid pressure; a pressure sensor configured to measure the fluid pressure of the fluid, the pressure sensor configurable in an activated mode and a deactivated mode; and a control system configured to place the pressure sensor in the deactivated mode when the fluid pressure is equal to or above a pre-determined threshold pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, Timofey Sitnikov, Bruce Robertson
  • 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220128538
    Abstract: A method of using a water distribution system can include measuring a property of water in the system, the system including: a multi-port service saddle mountable on a water pipe and including main and secondary ports; and a water sensing assembly including: a housing received within the main port; a generator positioned inside the housing; a sensor coupled to the secondary port and configured to be exposed to water flow within the water pipe; and a turbine coupled to a generator shaft of the generator, the turbine movable from and between a first position and a second position, the turbine in fluid communication with the water flow within the water pipe in the first position but to be in fluid communication with the water flow within the water pipe in the second position; and moving the housing to one of the first position and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Clark, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul Gifford
  • Patent number: 11307190
    Abstract: Systems and methods of measuring properties of water in a water distribution system are provided. An analysis system, according to one embodiment, comprises a plurality of water sensors connected at various points to the water distribution system, each of the plurality of water sensors configured to measure a property of water. The analysis system also includes a computer server configured to communicate with the plurality of water sensors via a network and receive water measurement data from the plurality of water sensors. The computer server comprises a processor, a database configured to store the water measurement data, and a system health monitoring module configured to evaluate the health of the water distribution system to obtain health data. The analysis system further includes at least one client device configured to communicate with the computer server via the network and receive the health data from the computer server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Clark, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul Gifford
  • Patent number: 11287804
    Abstract: A mobile manufacturing platform including a control unit; a manufacturing unit operatively coupled to the control unit, the manufacturing unit configured to fabricate a component using an automated manufacturing process based on a three-dimensional solid model of the component; and a quality test unit operatively coupled to the control unit and configured to perform testing on one of the component and a sample of material used to fabricate the component; wherein the platform is configured for transport via a vehicle to a worksite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Jason White Bradley, Paul Gifford, Aurelian Ioan Furcoiu
  • Patent number: 11262343
    Abstract: Systems and methods of measuring properties of water in a water distribution system are provided. An analysis system, according to one embodiment, comprises a plurality of water sensors connected at various points to the water distribution system, each of the plurality of water sensors configured to measure a property of water. The analysis system also includes a computer server configured to communicate with the plurality of water sensors via a network and receive water measurement data from the plurality of water sensors. The computer server comprises a processor, a database configured to store the water measurement data, and a system health monitoring module configured to evaluate the health of the water distribution system to obtain health data. The analysis system further includes at least one client device configured to communicate with the computer server via the network and receive the health data from the computer server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Clark, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul Gifford
  • Patent number: 11255835
    Abstract: Systems and methods of measuring properties of water in a water distribution system are provided. An analysis system, according to one embodiment, comprises a plurality of water sensors connected at various points to the water distribution system, each of the plurality of water sensors configured to measure a property of water. The analysis system also includes a computer server configured to communicate with the plurality of water sensors via a network and receive water measurement data from the plurality of water sensors. The computer server comprises a processor, a database configured to store the water measurement data, and a system health monitoring module configured to evaluate the health of the water distribution system to obtain health data. The analysis system further includes at least one client device configured to communicate with the computer server via the network and receive the health data from the computer server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Clark, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul Gifford
  • Publication number: 20210404567
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Sean Michael Allen, Michael Louis Broggi, Paul S. Gifford, Timofey Sitnikov
  • Publication number: 20210355661
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Daryl Lee Gibson, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford
  • Patent number: 11156303
    Abstract: A hydrant includes: a hydrant body defining a hydrant inner cavity, the hydrant configured to couple to and be in fluid communication with a fluid distribution system including a fluid therein under pressure; and a break check valve coupled to the hydrant body, the valve including: a valve body defining a valve inner cavity, the hydrant inner cavity defining a valve bore in fluid communication with the fluid during normal operation of the hydrant; a valve member configured to rotate from an open position to a closed position of the valve; and an arm in contact with the hydrant and configured to prevent movement of the valve member when the hydrant is coupled to the valve, the valve defining a hole separate from the valve bore and in fluid communication with each of the hydrant inner cavity and the valve inner cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Michael Allen, Michael Louis Broggi, Paul S. Gifford, Timofey Sitnikov
  • Publication number: 20210318195
    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: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Carlos Stephen Moreno, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Daryl Lee Gibson, Diego Aguilera
  • Patent number: 11067464
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Carlos Stephen Moreno, Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Daryl Lee Gibson, Diego Aguilera
  • Publication number: 20210198873
    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: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: 11041839
    Abstract: A method of sensing parameters in a fluid distribution system includes the steps of receiving, at a monitoring device, fluid parameter information from a sensor in a fluid distribution system; collecting, by the monitoring device, sampling data of the fluid parameter information from the sensor based on predetermined criteria; receiving, by the monitoring device, a request to collect transient data from the sensor; collecting, by the monitoring device, transient data of the fluid parameter information from the sensor based on predetermined criteria; and communicating the sampling data and the transient data to another device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Gifford, Timofey Sitnikov, Harold Mosley
  • Publication number: 20210180297
    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: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Patent number: 10968609
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno, Diego Aguilera, Daryl Lee Gibson
  • Publication number: 20210079631
    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: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno
  • Patent number: 10941545
    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: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Mueller International, LLC
    Inventors: Timofey Sitnikov, Paul S. Gifford, Carlos Stephen Moreno