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US 12,174,053 B1Granted
Tank sensors
AssigneeMopeka Products LLC
InventorsJoel Reese Moore, Jonathan Louis Kaufmann, Jason Duane Peck
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Abstract
A sensor arrangement for measuring liquid level in a tank can include a housing, a transducer, a couplant and a bracket for holding one or more sensor components in sensing communication with the tank. The bracket can be configured to hold both a tank and one or more sensors, which can include coupling one or both to another structure, such as a vehicle that utilizes the tank as a fuel source.
Claims18
An apparatus configured for measuring liquid height in a tank, comprising:
- a sensor comprising a transducer configured to transmit an acoustic pulse from the transducer to a liquid/gas interface within the tank;
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- a bracket having support structure configured to hold the sensor and dispose the sensor in sensing communication with the tank;
- wherein the support structure comprises a cradle configured to hold at least a portion of the sensor and further comprising at least one biasing device configured to bias at least the transducer in at least one direction.
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An apparatus configured for measuring liquid height in a tank, comprising:
- a sensor comprising a transducer configured to transmit an acoustic pulse from the transducer to a liquid/gas interface within the tank;
- a bracket configured to couple to the tank;
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- a cradle configured to support the sensor in sensing communication with the tank;
- wherein the bracket comprises a band configured to wrap at least partially around the tank;
- wherein the cradle is coupled to the bracket;
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- wherein the cradle has a floor disposed lower than the band and wherein at least a portion of the sensor is disposed lower than the band.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.