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System to monitor an amount of material in a container

US9799200B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 2016
Grant dateOct 24, 2017
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60P3/228
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure pertain to a system effective to monitor an amount of a material, the system includes a portable container, the material is within the portable container; a sensor operatively associated with the portable container, the sensor effective to detect a first level of the material in the portable container when the portable container is at a first location and to generate a first data signal based on the first level, and the sensor is also effective to detect a second level of the material in the portable container and to generate a second data signal based on the second level; a processor in communication with the sensor, the sensor is able to communicate the first data signal and the second data signal to the processor, and the processor is effective to receive the data signals, and effective to generate a report based on the first data signal and the second data signal.

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