	US 12,234,826 B2
	Systems and methods for manipulating control of sump pumps to extend lifespans of sump pumps
Nathan L. Tofte, Downs, IL (US); Jonathan Christopher Hull, Bloomington, IL (US); John R. Donovan, Bloomington, IL (US); and Richard Jan Tjaden, Bloomington, IL (US)
Assigned to STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed by STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/379,011.
Application 18/379,011 is a continuation of application No. 17/245,694, filed on Apr. 30, 2021, granted, now 11,788,535.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/148,885, filed on Feb. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/148,923, filed on Feb. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/148,909, filed on Feb. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/148,926, filed on Feb. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/148,783, filed on Feb. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/148,894, filed on Feb. 12, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/148,880, filed on Feb. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0035478 A1, Feb. 1, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F04D 15/02 (2006.01); F04D 13/08 (2006.01); F04D 15/00 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01)

CPC F04D 15/0227 (2013.01) [F04D 13/08 (2013.01); F04D 13/086 (2013.01); F04D 15/0077 (2013.01); F04D 15/0088 (2013.01); F04D 15/0209 (2013.01); F04D 15/0218 (2013.01); F04D 15/0254 (2013.01); F04D 15/0272 (2013.01); G05B 13/021 (2013.01); G05B 13/026 (2013.01); G05B 13/0265 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); H04L 12/2823 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for maintaining a sump pump by reducing exposure of an impeller of the sump pump to standing water in a sump basin, the method comprising: activating a sump pump; deactivating the sump pump when a first current water level in a sump basin in which the sump pump is disposed reaches a first low-water mark; detecting a water event at the sump basin; activating, by one or more processors, the sump pump and reducing a water level in the sump basin to a level below an impeller, determining, by the one or more processors, a second current water level in the sump basin, including sensing the water level with a sensor, and deactivating, by the one or more processors, the sump pump when the second current water level in the sump basin is below a second low-water mark, the second low-water mark is below the first low-water mark.