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US 2026/0092801 A1Published application
Sensor for level detection
AssigneeNational Research Council of Canada
InventorsRyan Griffin, Neil Graddage
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Abstract
An example sensor includes: at least three capacitive sensing segments applied to the container; and a processor connected to the at least three capacitive sensing segments, the processor configured to: obtain respective capacitance measurements from the at least three capacitive sensing segments; determine an orientation of the container based on the capacitance measurements; and determine the amount of the substance based on the capacitance measurements.
Claims20
A sensor comprising:
- at least three capacitive sensing segments configured to be applied to a container;
- and
- a processor connected to the at least three capacitive sensing segments, the processor configured to:
- obtain respective capacitance measurements from the at least three capacitive sensing segments;
- determine an orientation of the container based on the capacitance measurements;
- and
- determine an amount of a substance in the container based on the capacitance measurements.
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A method comprising:
- obtaining respective capacitance measurements from at least three capacitive sensing segments applied to a container;
- determining an orientation of the container based on the capacitance measurements;
- and
- determining an amount of a substance in the container based on the capacitance measurements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.