Systems and methods for storing fluid and measuring volume
AssigneeRAPA Technologies, LLC
InventorMarc C. Ramsey
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Abstract
Systems and methods for storing fluid and sensing volume are described. In some embodiments, a system may include a container having an internal volume that is configured to change as fluid enters or exits the container, a first loop disposed on a first side of the container, and a second loop disposed on a second side of the container. A first current traveling through one of the first loop and the second loop may induce a second current in the other of the first loop and the second loop, and a magnitude of the second current may vary based on changes in the internal volume of the container.
Claims14
A system for sensing volume, the system comprising:
- a container, the container having an internal volume that is configured to change as fluid enters or exits the container;
- a first loop, the first loop being disposed on a first side of the container;
- a second loop, the second loop being disposed on a second side of the container;
- wherein the second loop moves relative to the first loop as the internal volume of the container changes;
- a first current traveling through a first one of the first loop and the second loop induces a second current in second one of the first loop and the second loop, a magnitude of the second current varying based on changes in the internal volume of the container;
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- the first loop is disposed about the first side of the container such that at least 20% of an area of the first side of the container is disposed within the first loop and the magnitude of the second current indicates an average thickness of the fluid between the first side of the container and the second side of the container.
A method for sensing volume, the method comprising:
- applying a first current through a first loop, the first loop being disposed on a first side of a container having an internal volume that is configured to change as fluid enters or exits the container;
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- measuring a second current induced in a second loop, the second loop being disposed on a second side of the container;
- wherein the second loop moves relative to the first loop as the internal volume of the container changes;
- a magnitude of the second current varying based on changes in the internal volume of the container;
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- the first loop is disposed about the first side of the container such that at least 20% of an area of the first side of the container is disposed within the first loop and the magnitude of the second current indicates an average thickness of the fluid between the first side of the container and the second side of the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.