US 9,851,228 B1Granted

Fluid gauging device

AssigneeSahil Chawala

InventorSahil Chawala

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Abstract

A fluid gauging system for gauging a fluid includes a flow measuring device, an air sealing arrangement, and an electronic circuit. The flow measuring device includes a flow sensor that measures a flow rate of the fluid. The air sealing arrangement seals an inlet of the flow measuring device against an entry of atmospheric air. The electronic circuit includes a processor, a GPS module, and a communication module. The processor generates a data signal based on the flow rate. The GPS module provides a real time location of the flow measuring device. The communication module transmits the data signal and real time location to a remote server. A user device includes a software application that receives the data signal from the remote server and generates reports and statistics. Further, the processor notifies the user device if the flow measuring device is disconnected from the electronic circuit.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A fluid gauging system, comprising:

a flow measuring device that has an inlet that is coupled to a fluid source tank to receive a fluid, and an outlet that is coupled to a storage tank that stores the fluid, wherein the flow measuring device measures an amount of the fluid flowing through the flow measuring device, the flow measuring device comprising:
a flow sensor that measures a flow rate of the fluid flowing through the flow measuring device, wherein the flow sensor generates an electrical signal that is proportional to the flow rate of the fluid;
an air sealing arrangement, provided at the inlet of the flow measuring device to receive the fluid, wherein the air sealing arrangement seals the inlet of the flow measuring device against an entry of atmospheric air, thereby creating vacuum inside the flow measuring device;
and
an electronic circuit, comprising:
a processor, connected to the flow sensor to receive the electrical signal, that processes the electrical signal and generates a data signal, wherein the data signal is indicative of the flow rate of the fluid;
a memory, connected to the processor to store the data signal;
and
a communication module, connected to the processor, that receives the data signal and transmits the data signal to at least one of a remote server and a user device.

6 more elements

A method for gauging a fluid, wherein the method assists a user to measure an amount of the fluid transferred from a fluid source tank in to a storage tank based on a flow rate of the fluid, and wherein the method assists transfer of data corresponding to the amount of the fluid to at least one of a user device and a remote server, comprising:

determining a location of a flow measuring device by a global positioning system (GPS) module;
determining whether the flow measuring device is connected to a processor and a power supply based on a logic state of a live signal through a live wire;
transmitting a sensor connected notification to at least one of the user device and the remote server using a communication module when the logic state of the live signal is indicative of an electrical connection between the flow measuring device, the processor, and the power supply;
receiving the fluid at an inlet of the flow measuring device from the fluid source tank;
generating an electrical signal by the flow measuring device, wherein the electrical signal is proportional to the flow rate of the fluid;
processing the electrical signal by the processor;
generating a data signal by the processor based on the processed electrical signal, wherein the data signal is indicative of the flow rate of the fluid;
transmitting the data signal and the location of the flow measuring device to at least one of the remote server and the user device by the communication module;
and
generating statistics based on the data signal.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/422,482Filed 2 Feb 2017
Granted: 26 Dec 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G08C 17/02
Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link: using a radio link
G06Q 30/0206
Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data: price or cost determination based on market factors
G01F 15/007
Details of, or accessories for, apparatus of groups G01F1/00 - G01F13/00 insofar as such details or appliances are not adapted to particular…
H04W 4/80
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: services using short range communication, e.g. near-field…