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System to monitor an amount of material in a container

US9916749B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 19, 2016
Grant dateMar 13, 2018
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 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 that includes a portable container, wherein the material is within the portable container; a sensor in 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 a processor in communication with the sensor, the processor effective to receive the first data signal and effective to generate a report based on the first data signal, the report relating to an amount of the material in the container.

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