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US 12,692,148 B2Granted
Mobile fluid transfer system
AssigneeRpm Industries, LLC
InventorsJohn K. Apostolides, William E. Ryckman
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Abstract
A mobile fluid transfer system. The system includes a fluid evacuation system, a fluid refill system, a sensing system and a control system. The fluid evacuation system comprises a first fluid storage container. The fluid refill system comprises a second fluid storage container. The sensing system is coupled to the fluid evacuation system and the fluid refill system. The control system is coupled to the sensing system, the fluid evacuation system and the fluid refill system. The control system is configured to determine an amount of a first fluid in the first fluid storage container based on a first signal from the sensing system, and determine an amount of a second fluid in the second fluid storage container based on a second signal from the sensing system.
Claims20
A fluid transfer system, comprising:
- a sensing system configured to generate signals associated with a level of a fluid in a fluid container;
- a control circuit communicatively coupled to the sensing system, wherein the control circuit is configured to:
- determine the level of the fluid in the fluid container based on a signal received from the sensing system;
- determine a volume of the fluid within the fluid container based on the determined level of the fluid in the fluid container;
- and
- generate a work order based on the determined volume of fluid within the fluid container, wherein the work order comprises an instruction to route the fluid transfer system to a location where new fluids can be added to the fluid container.
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A fluid transfer system, comprising:
- a fluid containment system comprising a first fluid container and a second fluid container;
- a sensing system configured to generate a first signal associated with a level of a first fluid in the first fluid container and a second signal associated with a level of a second fluid in the second fluid container;
- a control circuit communicatively coupled to the sensing system, wherein the control circuit is configured to:
- receive the first signal from the sensing system;
- receive the second signal from the sensing system;
- determine a volume of the first fluid within the first fluid container based on the first signal;
- determine a volume of the second fluid within the second fluid container based on the second signal;
- and
- generate a work order based on the determined volume of the first fluid within the first fluid container and the determined volume of the second fluid within the second fluid container, wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine that the determined volume of the first fluid is less than a required volume of the first fluid to fulfill the work order, and wherein the work order comprises an instruction to route the fluid transfer system to a location where an additional quantity of the first fluid can be added to the first fluid container.
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A method of servicing a machine via a fluid transfer system, the method comprising:
- receiving, via a control circuit, a first signal from a sensing system, wherein the first signal is associated with a level of a first fluid in a first fluid container;
- receiving, via the control circuit, a second signal from the sensing system, wherein the second signal is associated with a level of a second fluid in a second fluid container;
- determining, via the control circuit, a volume of the first fluid within the first fluid container based on the first signal;
- determining, via the control circuit, a volume of the second fluid within the second fluid container based on the second signal;
- generating, via the control circuit, a work order based on the determined volume of the first fluid within the first fluid container and the determined volume of the second fluid within the second fluid container;
- determining, via the control circuit, that the determined volume of the first fluid is less than a required volume of the first fluid to fulfill the work order;
- and
- generating, via the control circuit, an instruction to route the fluid transfer system to a location where an additional quantity of the first fluid can be added to the first fluid container.
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A fluid transfer system, comprising:
- a sensing system configured to generate signals associated with a level of a fluid in a fluid container;
- a control circuit communicatively coupled to the sensing system, wherein the control circuit is configured to:
- determine the level of the fluid in the fluid container based on a signal received from the sensing system;
- determine a volume of the fluid within the fluid container based on the determined level of the fluid in the fluid container;
- and
- generate a work order based on the determined volume of fluid within the fluid container, wherein the work order comprises a service event to be performed by the fluid transfer system, and wherein the control circuit is further configured to record information associated with the service event, and wherein the control circuit is further configured to flag the fluid transfer system for audit based on the information associated with the service event.
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A fluid transfer system, comprising:
- a fluid containment system comprising a first fluid container and a second fluid container;
- a sensing system configured to generate a first signal associated with a level of a first fluid in the first fluid container and a second signal associated with a level of a second fluid in the second fluid container;
- a control circuit communicatively coupled to the sensing system, wherein the control circuit is configured to:
- receive the first signal from the sensing system;
- receive the second signal from the sensing system;
- determine a volume of the first fluid within the first fluid container based on the first signal;
- determine a volume of the second fluid within the second fluid container based on the second signal;
- and
- generate a work order based on the determined volume of the first fluid within the first fluid container and the determined volume of the second fluid within the second fluid container, wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine that the determined volume of the second fluid is more than a required volume of the second fluid to fulfill the work order, and wherein the work order comprises an instruction to route the fluid transfer system to a location where a quantity of the second fluid can be removed from the second fluid container.
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A method of servicing a machine via a fluid transfer system, the method comprising:
- receiving, via a control circuit, a first signal from a sensing system, wherein the first signal is associated with a level of a first fluid in a first fluid container;
- receiving, via the control circuit, a second signal from the sensing system, wherein the second signal is associated with a level of a second fluid in a second fluid container;
- determining, via the control circuit, a volume of the first fluid within the first fluid container based on the first signal;
- determining, via the control circuit, a volume of the second fluid within the second fluid container based on the second signal;
- generating, via the control circuit, a work order based on the determined volume of the first fluid within the first fluid container and the determined volume of the second fluid within the second fluid container;
- determining, via the control circuit, that the determined volume of the second fluid is more than a required volume of the second fluid to fulfill the work order;
- and
- generating, via the control circuit, an instruction to route the fluid transfer system to a location where a quantity of the second fluid can be removed from the second fluid container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.