Patent · US Expired

Remote status indicator for holding tanks containing no moving parts

US5589823A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 29, 1994
Grant dateDec 31, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 29, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F23/247
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A transistor and integrated circuit-free remotely indicating status device for holding tanks for recreational vehicles and pleasure boats contains no moving parts, is resistant to corrosion, and is inexpensively and simply manufactured and installed. In one embodiment, common LED indicating devices may be alternatively toggled between water tank and waste tank sensor circuits.

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