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US 2015/0355003 A1Published application
Accelerometer-based system for monitoring flow
AssigneeFeedlogic Corporation
InventorsBradley Saeger, William Wright, William Dunphy, Andrew Ryder
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Abstract
Some system embodiments may include a flow monitor and a communication hub. The flow monitor may be configured to be mounted on a feed line. The flow monitor may include an accelerometer configured to detect vibration of the feed line. The communication hub may be configured to wirelessly communicate with the flow monitor, to receive accelerometer data from the flow monitor, and use the accelerometer data to communicate flow status information through a network to a user.
Claims22
A system, comprising:
- a flow monitor configured to be mounted on a feed line, the flow monitor including an accelerometer configured to detect vibration of the feed line;
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- a communication hub configured to wirelessly communicate with the flow monitor, to receive accelerometer data from the flow monitor, and use the accelerometer data to communicate flow status information through a network to a user.
A method, comprising:
- moving feed through a flexible pipe using a flexible auger operably positioned within the pipe;
- and
- monitoring feed flow through the flexible pipe using a flow monitor attached to the flexible pipe, wherein the flow monitor includes an accelerometer configured to detect vibration of the flexible pipe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.