发明申请
- 专利标题: CONTAINER FILL LEVEL DETECTION
- 专利标题(中): 集装箱水位检测
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申请号: US14055540申请日: 2013-10-16
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公开(公告)号: US20140107953A1公开(公告)日: 2014-04-17
- 发明人: Martin Mueller , Lukas Bearden , Andreas Donner-Rehm
- 申请人: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
- 申请人地址: US CA Brea
- 专利权人: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
- 当前专利权人: Beckman Coulter, Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: US CA Brea
- 主分类号: G01F23/00
- IPC分类号: G01F23/00 ; A61B19/02
摘要:
Systems and methods for determining different fill levels of objects in the containers for disposable and consumable objects are disclosed. A sensor unit can detect presence of an object passing into a waste container and different levels of the objects in the waste container as the objects fill the waste container. When the waste container is full, a notification message may be generated to empty or replace the waste container. The sensor unit can also detect different levels of objects in a consumable container as the objects are removed from the consumable container. When the consumable container is empty, a notification message may be generated to refill or replace the consumable container. In embodiments of the invention, a notification message may also be generated for a predetermined level of objects in the container.