Techniques for sensing the volume and/or viscosity of concrete in a rotating container
US11275009B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2291/02818
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for sensing the volume and/or viscosity of a slurry (e.g., like concrete) contained in a rotating container or drum, having a sensor and a signal processor. The sensor is configured to attach inside a rotating container or drum having a known geometry, sense angular positions of the sensor and also sense associated entry and exit points when the sensor enters and exits the slurry, including concrete, contained in the rotating container or drum, and provide signaling containing information about the angular positions and the associated entry and exit points. The signal processor receives the signaling, and determines corresponding signaling containing information about a volumetric amount, or a viscosity, or both, of the slurry in the rotating container or drum, based upon the signaling received.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.