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Apparatus for detecting fluid temperature and level in a container

US9188492B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 13, 2013
Grant dateNov 17, 2015
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Expiry dateNov 29, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01K2205/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fluid monitoring apparatus to simultaneously detect the temperature and level of fluid within a container includes a translucent tube with a proximal end, a distal end, an aperture within the wall of the tube proximate the proximal end of the tube, the distal end able to extend into the fluid container, a thermocouple secured within the tube and tethered via a wire disposable through the aperture in the tube wall, the wire including a first end secured to the thermocouple and a second end secured to a display device to display the temperature of the fluid, and a cap secured to the proximal end of the tube to create a pressure within the tube sufficient to cause the fluid that fills the distal end of the tube to remain in the tube, thereby permitting a user to determine the fluid level of the container.

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