Preventing contamination in a bulk liquid storage tank
AssigneeKnappco, LLC
InventorAvraham Shmuel Lichtash
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Abstract
A system and method prevent product-type contamination in a bulk liquid storage tank. A control unit receives an indication of a storage product type in the bulk storage and a delivery product type in the tanker truck. The control unit compares the delivery product type with the storage product type and controls delivery based on a result of the comparison.
Claims20
A system for preventing contamination by a tanker truck in a bulk liquid storage tank, the system comprising:
- a valve secured to an entry port of the bulk liquid storage tank, the valve being configured to store an indication of a storage product type associated with the bulk liquid storage tank;
- and
- a control unit communicating with the valve, the control unit being configured to identify a delivery product type in the tanker truck and to compare the delivery product type in the tanker truck with the storage product type, wherein the control unit is configured to control delivery of the delivery product type based on a result of the comparison.
A method of preventing contamination by a tanker truck in a bulk liquid storage tank, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a control unit from an identification module positioned proximate an entry port of the bulk liquid storage tank, an indication of a storage product type in the bulk liquid storage tank;
- receiving, by the control unit, an indication of a delivery product type to be provided by the tanker truck;
- comparing, by the control unit, the delivery product type with the storage product type;
- and
- based on a result of the comparison, controlling a valve fluidly coupled to the bulk liquid storage tank in order to control delivery of a product from the tanker truck to the bulk liquid storage tank.
A system for preventing contamination by a tanker truck in a bulk liquid storage tank, the system comprising:
- a wireless identification module positioned proximate an access to the bulk liquid storage tank;
- a drop elbow connecting the tanker truck to the bulk liquid storage tank;
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- a control unit communicating with the wireless identification module, the control unit being configured to:
- receive, from the wireless identification module, an indication of a storage product type in the bulk liquid storage tank;
- determine a delivery product type to be delivered by the tanker truck;
- compare the delivery product type with the storage product type;
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- control delivery of the delivery product type based on a result of the comparison.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.