Liquid transportation
AssigneeCHS Inc.
InventorKenneth R. Evans
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Abstract
A liquid transportation system includes a loading station where a liquid is loaded into a container of a delivery vehicle, and a drop off location where the delivery vehicle transfers the liquid into a storage tank. The storage tank includes a tank marker including a first identification device that generates a first signal. The first signal identifies a type of liquid to be stored in the storage tank. The delivery vehicle includes a product marker having a control system and a second identification device. The second identification device identifies a type of liquid contained in the container. The control system receives the first signal and the second signal and determines whether the type of the liquid stored in the container is the same as the type of liquid to be stored in the storage tank.
Claims20
A system for reducing unintentional mixing of different liquid types in a storage tank, the system comprising:
- a tanker truck, the tanker truck including a container having a liquid stored therein;
- an operator selectable liquid type selector, the selectable liquid type selector configured to generate a first signal when an operator selects a liquid type;
- a relay device including a first communication device and an identification tag reader that operates to:
- receive identifying information via the identification tag reader from a second signal originating from an identification tag located proximate to the storage tank;
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- transmit the identifying information via the first communication device;
- a control system including at least one processing device that operates to:
- receive the first signal including the operator selected liquid type;
- receive the identifying information from the relay device via a second communication device;
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- determine whether a type of liquid stored in the container is the same as a type of a liquid to be stored in the storage tank, based on comparison of the operator selected liquid type and the identifying information, prior to a transfer of the liquid from the container of the tanker truck into the storage tank.
A method for reducing unintentional mixing of different liquid types in a storage tank, the method comprising:
- receiving a first signal including a liquid type selected by an operator via an operator selectable liquid type selector coupled to a tanker truck, wherein the first signal is associated with a type of liquid in a container of the tanker truck;
- receiving a second signal via a second communication device from a relay device having a first communication device, the second signal originating from an identification tag associated with the storage tank, wherein the second signal is associated with a type of liquid to be stored in the storage tank;
- determining, using a control system containing at least one processing device, whether the type of the liquid stored in the container is the same as the type of liquid to be stored in the storage tank using the first signal and the second signal;
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- dispensing the liquid from the container of the tanker truck into the storage tank after determining that the type of the liquid stored in the container is the same as the type of liquid to be stored in the storage tank.
A method for reducing unintentional mixing of different liquid types in a storage tank, the method comprising:
- receiving a first signal including a liquid type, wherein the first signal is associated with a type of liquid in a container of the tanker truck;
- receiving a second signal via a second communication device from a relay device having a first communication device, the second signal originating from an identification tag associated with the storage tank, wherein the second signal is associated with a type of liquid to be stored in the storage tank;
- determining, using a control system containing at least one processing device, whether the type of the liquid stored in the container is the same as the type of liquid to be stored in the storage tank using the first signal and the second signal;
- dispensing the liquid from the container of the tanker truck into the storage tank after determining that the type of the liquid stored in the container is the same as the type of liquid to be stored in the storage tank;
- emptying the storage tank;
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- reprogramming the identification tag associated with the storage tank to indicate the storage tank has a different liquid therein such that the storage tank is ready for use with the different liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.