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US 2026/0145869 A1Published application
Dispersed gas-filled pods and methods for releasing and detecting gas in bulk materials
AssigneeAdvanced Troubleshooting, LLC
InventorsKegan Drew, Christopher Manning, Calvin Pope
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Abstract
A monitoring system for cargo detects the presence of a gas released from a gas-filled pods mixed in the cargo to alert a user to a changed state or condition of the cargo, such as an elevated temperature or pressure.
Claims16
A monitoring system for a cargo container, comprising:
- a gas-filled carrier disposed in bulk material being carried in a container, the gas-filled carrier fitted with a release mechanism, and the bulk material being in a first state;
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- a gas monitoring and detection system in communication with the container;
- wherein, upon the bulk material transitioning from the first state to a second state, gas is released from the release mechanism of the carrier and detected by the gas monitoring and detection system to alert a user of the second state of the bulk material.
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A method of monitoring a cargo state or condition, comprising:
- dispersing gas-filled pods in bulk material in a container, the gas-filled pods being fitted with respective release mechanisms with the bulk material being in a first state;
- providing a gas monitoring and detection system in communication with the container;
- opening the release mechanism when the bulk material transitions from the first state to a second state and releasing gas into the carrier;
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- detecting the released gas by the gas monitoring and detection system to alert a user of the second state of the bulk material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.