Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic valve shutoff device and methods
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Application No.: US14850421Application Date: 2015-09-10
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Publication No.: US09702123B2Publication Date: 2017-07-11
- Inventor: Shwetak N. Patel , Timothy B. Campbell , Eric C. Larson , Gabriel A. Cohn
- Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON THROUGH ITS CENTER FOR COMMERCIALIZATION
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: University of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization
- Current Assignee: University of Washington Through Its Center For Commercialization
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: F16K37/00
- IPC: F16K37/00 ; E03B7/07 ; F16K31/12 ; F15B20/00 ; G01M3/16 ; F16K17/40 ; F16K31/02

Abstract:
Examples of automatic valve shutoff systems are described which may include an actuation device including an actuator and a valve attachment portion. The valve attachment portion may be configured for attachment with an existing valve in a fluid or compressible gas supply line. The system may further include a controller coupled to the actuation device, wherein the controller is configured to initiate a valve shutoff process in response to a wireless signal. Wake-up circuitry may be coupled to the controller and configured to monitor the supply line for vibrations and activate the controller in response to the vibrations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150376875A1 AUTOMATIC VALVE SHUTOFF DEVICE AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2015-12-31
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