公开(公告)号：US20130181829A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-18

申请号：US13554833

申请日：2012-07-20

申请人： Benjamin A. Schnitz ,  Claude T. Masters ,  George D. Survant

发明人： Benjamin A. Schnitz ,  Claude T. Masters ,  George D. Survant

IPC分类号： G08B21/18

CPC分类号： G08C17/02 ,  G01F23/0061 ,  G01F23/22 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q20/203 ,  G08B21/182

摘要： A system for measuring and reporting changing levels of liquids in a storage tank includes a sensing device having a fluid level sensor, an accelerometer, a wireless transceiver, and a microcontroller for detecting the volume of liquid in the storage tank in response to determining that the storage tank is not moving and sending an alert message if the volume of liquid in the storage tank has changed from a previous volume by a threshold amount. The system also includes a central tracking computer having a tracking database and being interfaced to the Internet, and a master control unit attached to the storage tank. The master control unit is for: receiving the alert message from the sensing device; obtaining the location of the storage tank; and communicating the alert message and the location of the storage tank to the central tracking computer for storage in the tracking database.

摘要翻译： 用于测量和报告储存罐中液体变化的系统包括具有液位传感器，加速度计，无线收发器和微控制器的感测装置，用于响应于确定所述储存罐中的液体的体积来检测 如果储罐中的液体体积已经从先前体积变化了阈值量，则储罐不移动并发送警报消息。 该系统还包括具有跟踪数据库并且连接到因特网的中央跟踪计算机，以及连接到存储箱的主控制单元。 主控单元用于：从感测装置接收警报消息; 获取储罐的位置; 以及将警报消息和存储箱的位置传送到中央跟踪计算机以存储在跟踪数据库中。

公开(公告)号：US07912273B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-22

申请号：US11701183

申请日：2007-02-01

申请人： George D. Survant ,  Glenn Martin

发明人： George D. Survant ,  Glenn Martin

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G01N23/04 ,  B66F11/042

摘要： A system and method for monitoring degradation of a device having a metal layer and a composite layer, such as a vehicle-mounted boom arm. The system can include a collar mounted on an outer surface of the device, a radiography device movably coupled to the collar, and a monitor. The radiography device can include a source of radiography signals positioned to direct radiography signals through at least a portion of the device and a detector to detect radiography signals that have passed through the device. The monitor can be connected to the detector to display an image of the device generated from the detected radiography signals. Anomalies in the device image can represent degradation in the device.

公开(公告)号：US20080187103A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-07

申请号：US11701183

申请日：2007-02-01

申请人： George D. Survant

发明人： George D. Survant

IPC分类号： H05G1/64 ,  G01M19/00

CPC分类号： G01N23/04 ,  B66F11/042

摘要： A system and method for monitoring degradation of a device having a metal layer and a composite layer, such as a vehicle-mounted boom arm. The system can include a collar mounted on an outer surface of the device, a radiography device movably coupled to the collar, and a monitor. The radiography device can include a source of radiography signals positioned to direct radiography signals through at least a portion of the device and a detector to detect radiography signals that have passed through the device. The monitor can be connected to the detector to display an image of the device generated from the detected radiography signals. Anomalies in the device image can represent degradation in the device.

摘要翻译： 一种用于监测具有金属层和复合层的装置的劣化的系统和方法，例如车载悬臂。 系统可以包括安装在装置的外表面上的轴环，可移动地联接到轴环的射线照相装置和监视器。 射线照相设备可以包括放射线信号源，其定位成通过装置的至少一部分引导射线照相信号，以及检测器来检测已经穿过该装置的射线照相信号。 监视器可以连接到检测器，以显示从检测到的放射线照相信号产生的设备的图像。 设备图像中的异常可能表示设备中的降级。

公开(公告)号：US08803683B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-12

申请号：US13554833

申请日：2012-07-20

申请人： Benjamin A. Schnitz ,  Claude T. Masters ,  George D. Survant

发明人： Benjamin A. Schnitz ,  Claude T. Masters ,  George D. Survant

IPC分类号： G08B1/08

CPC分类号： G08C17/02 ,  G01F23/0061 ,  G01F23/22 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q20/203 ,  G08B21/182

摘要： A system for measuring and reporting changing levels of liquids in a storage tank includes a sensing device having a fluid level sensor, an accelerometer, a wireless transceiver, and a microcontroller for detecting the volume of liquid in the storage tank in response to determining that the storage tank is not moving and sending an alert message if the volume of liquid in the storage tank has changed from a previous volume by a threshold amount. The system also includes a central tracking computer having a tracking database and being interfaced to the Internet, and a master control unit attached to the storage tank. The master control unit is for: receiving the alert message from the sensing device; obtaining the location of the storage tank; and communicating the alert message and the location of the storage tank to the central tracking computer for storage in the tracking database.

摘要翻译： 一种用于测量和报告储存罐中液体变化的系统，包括具有液位传感器，加速度计，无线收发器和微控制器的感测装置，用于响应于确定所述储存罐中的液体的体积来检测 如果储罐中的液体体积已经从先前体积变化了阈值量，则储罐不移动并发送警报消息。 该系统还包括具有跟踪数据库并且连接到因特网的中央跟踪计算机，以及连接到存储箱的主控制单元。 主控单元用于：从感测装置接收警报消息; 获取储罐的位置; 以及将警报消息和存储箱的位置传送到中央跟踪计算机以存储在跟踪数据库中。