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US 2017/0075362 A1Published application
Securing product storage tanks against unauthorized delivery
AssigneeSoneco LLC
InventorAvraham Shmuel Lichtash
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Abstract
A system and method prevent product-type contamination in a bulk liquid storage tank. A control unit receives an indication of a storage product type in the bulk storage and a delivery product type in the tanker truck. The control unit compares the delivery product type with the storage product type and controls delivery based on a result of the comparison.
Claims14
A method of preventing product-type contamination by a tanker truck in a bulk liquid storage tank, the method comprising:
- (a) providing an indication of a storage product type in the bulk storage tank;
- (b) communicating a delivery product type in the tanker truck to a control unit;
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- (c) the control unit comparing the delivery product type with the storage product type and controlling delivery based on a result of the comparison.
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A system for preventing product-type contamination by a tanker truck in a bulk liquid storage tank, the system comprising:
- an identification module positioned adjacent an access to the bulk liquid storage tank, the identification module storing an indication of a storage product type in the bulk storage tank;
- a drop elbow connecting the tanker truck to the liquid storage tank, wherein the identification module includes a sensor that identifies when the drop elbow has been connected;
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- a control unit communicating with the identification module, the control unit comparing a delivery product type in the tanker truck with the storage product type, wherein the control unit is configured to control delivery of the delivery product type based on a result of the comparison.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.