ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,437, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Mueller International LLC (Atlanta).

"Infrastructure monitoring devices, systems, and methods" was invented by Gregory E. Hyland (Atlanta), Robert Paul Keefe (Alpharetta, Ga.), Marietta Edmunds Zakas (Atlanta) and Clayton Robert Barker (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An infrastructure monitoring assembly includes a nozzle cap defining an internal cavity; an antenna positioned at least partially external to the internal cavity; and the antenna covered with a non-metallic material. An infrastructure monitoring assembly includes a nozzle cap defining a first end and a second end, the first e...