Patent ID: 11946233
Assignee: MUELLER INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  G  H  Y | IPC E  G

Claim 21:
22. A method comprising:
obtaining a fire hydrant comprising:
an upper barrel defining a cavity;
a lower barrel defining a cavity and connected to a lower end of the upper barrel; and
a stem comprising a sealing cap at a top end thereof;

connecting a valve plate in sealable communication with a lower end of the lower barrel; and
coupling a sensing assembly to a stem of the fire hydrant, the sensing assembly comprising:
a sensor;
at least one battery in electrical communication with the sensor; and
an antenna in electrical communication with the sensor via a wire received within an interior cavity of the stem, the wire extending through the interior cavity from the sensor to the sealing cap, the antenna located inside the cavity of one of the upper barrel and the lower barrel.