公开(公告)号：US20180306632A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US15951342

申请日：2018-04-12

申请人： KROHNE S.A.S.

发明人： Mahmoud Khodjet-Kesba ,  Vincent Pichot

IPC分类号： G01F23/284 ,  G01F23/00

CPC分类号： G01F23/284 ,  G01F23/0061 ,  G01F23/0076 ,  G01S7/411 ,  G01S13/10 ,  G01S13/88

摘要： A method for determining the fill level of a process medium arranged in a container using a TDR fill level meter having at least one signal line for guiding an electromagnetic signal, a signal line head and an electronics unit, the signal line extending into the process medium, the method having at least the steps of generating a pulsed transmitter signal with the electronics unit, wherein the transmission signal propagates along the signal line as measuring signal with changing amplitude, detecting and evaluating at least one reflection signal with the electronics unit, wherein the reflection signal is a reflection of the measuring signal on an interface between a first and a second medium having different impedances, the relative permittivity of the second medium is determined at least in dependence on the amplitude of the measuring signal transmitted through the first medium and the amplitude of the reflection signal.

公开(公告)号：US20180306616A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US15769712

申请日：2016-10-20

申请人： LogiLube, LLC

发明人： William J. Gillette, II ,  Charles E. Ogden

IPC分类号： G01F1/56 ,  G01N33/28

CPC分类号： G01F1/56 ,  B01D43/00 ,  F04C28/28 ,  F04C29/026 ,  G01F1/363 ,  G01F3/10 ,  G01F15/001 ,  G01F15/005 ,  G01F15/125 ,  G01F23/0076 ,  G01F23/162 ,  G01M3/00 ,  G01N33/2888 ,  G01N2291/02836

摘要： A fluid flow monitoring and management device that includes a fluid flow body having a magnet and a sensor secured to the fluid flow body. The sensor includes a magnetometer in a signal relationship with the magnet.

公开(公告)号：US20180289999A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US15855648

申请日：2017-12-27

申请人： Oshkosh Corporation

发明人： David R. Kay ,  Eric R. Linsmeier ,  Chad T. Dolphin

IPC分类号： A62C37/50 ,  A62C27/00 ,  G07C5/08 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G01F23/00 ,  G07C5/12

CPC分类号： A62C37/50 ,  A62C27/00 ,  G01F23/0076 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G07C5/00 ,  G07C5/006 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/0808 ,  G07C5/0816 ,  G07C5/085 ,  G07C5/12

摘要： A fire apparatus includes an engine, a water tank configured to store water, an agent tank configured to store a fire suppressing agent, a fuel tank configured to store a fuel used to power the engine, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to monitor the fluid level data indicating at least one of a water level within the water tank, a fire suppressing agent level within the agent tank, and a fuel level within the fuel tank; monitor fault data indicating any active faults of the fire apparatus; monitor maintenance data indicating whether maintenance is due; monitor exercise data indicating an elapsed time since the fire apparatus was last exercised; determine a readiness score based on the fluid level data, fault data, maintenance data, and exercise data; and at least one of transmit the readiness score to (i) a display device and (ii) a remote server.

公开(公告)号：US20180266873A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15762432

申请日：2016-09-23

申请人： Castrol Limited

发明人： Steven Paul Goodier ,  Oliver Paul Taylor ,  Christopher Dawson ,  Ben Yeats

IPC分类号： G01F23/26 ,  F01M11/04 ,  F01M11/12 ,  F16N19/00

CPC分类号： G01F23/263 ,  F01M11/04 ,  F01M11/10 ,  F01M11/12 ,  F01M2011/0483 ,  F16N19/003 ,  F16N2250/00 ,  F16N2250/30 ,  F16N2260/04 ,  G01F23/0076 ,  G01F23/22 ,  G01N33/30

摘要： Replaceable fluid containers for engines, such as those comprising at least one fluid port adapted to couple with a fluid circulation system of the engine when the replaceable container is coupled to a dock, a data provider configured to provide analog data characteristic of at least one of the fluid and the container, an analog-to-digital converter configured to convert analog data from the data provider into digitized data, and an interface configured to provide the digitized data unprocessed to an interface of the dock for supply to a processor configured to process the unprocessed digitized data to provide an indication of a property of at least one of the fluid and the container, related replaceable fluid containers for engines and associated methods of determining a property of a fluid in a replaceable fluid container for an engine.

公开(公告)号：US20180238715A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15707701

申请日：2017-09-18

申请人： HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY ,  KIA MOTORS CORPORATION ,  Sejong Industrial Co., Ltd.

发明人： Hyo Sub SHIM ,  Bu Kil KWON ,  Ho Cheol SUH ,  Seok Yun JANG

IPC分类号： G01D5/24 ,  G01F23/26 ,  G01R27/26

CPC分类号： G01D5/24 ,  C01B3/32 ,  G01F23/0076 ,  G01F23/263 ,  G01F23/265 ,  G01F23/266 ,  G01R27/2605

摘要： The present invention provides a method of outputting a level of a capacitive level sensor which may be provided in a water trap of a fuel cell system and the method of outputting a level of a capacitive level sensor including a level sensor including a plurality of electrodes for measuring capacitance, and an upper electrode and a lower electrode which are able to be disposed adjacent to each other in the level sensor, including: (a) measuring a change in an output value of the lower electrode; and (b) measuring a change in an output value of the upper electrode.

公开(公告)号：US20180195891A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-12

申请号：US15706736

申请日：2017-09-17

申请人： Baron Brew Equipment, LLC

发明人： Noah Ananda Baron ,  Tyler Michelson Bryant

IPC分类号： G01F23/30 ,  G01F23/44

CPC分类号： G01F23/303 ,  G01F22/00 ,  G01F23/0076 ,  G01F23/30 ,  G01F23/44 ,  G01F23/56 ,  G01F23/60

摘要： Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, and systems for metering a level of a liquid are disclosed. One apparatus includes a float component, wherein the float component includes a sensor and a controller. The sensor senses a parameter usable to determine an inclination of the float component. The controller is operable to receive the sensed parameter, and communicate information based on the sensed parameter to an external controller. When operating to determine a level of a liquid within a container, the apparatus physically contacts the container. Further, at least one of the controller or the external controller is operative to estimate the inclination of the float component based on the sensed parameter, and determine the level of the liquid within the container based on the estimated inclination.

公开(公告)号：US20180156653A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-07

申请号：US15822598

申请日：2017-11-27

申请人： COAVIS

发明人： In Gon Kim ,  Se Jin Kim ,  Jong Hyuk Yoon

IPC分类号： G01F23/296 ,  B60K15/03 ,  F02M37/00

CPC分类号： G01F23/2962 ,  B60K15/03 ,  B60K15/03006 ,  B60K2015/0321 ,  B60K2015/03223 ,  B60K2015/03243 ,  F02M37/0076 ,  G01F23/0069 ,  G01F23/0076

摘要： Provided is a fuel tank for a vehicle in which a fuel measure bar provided in a vertical direction in a fuel storing body in which a fuel combusted in an engine is stored and capable of measuring a fuel amount using an ultrasonic wave includes a first fuel measure bar fixed to a bottom surface of the fuel storing body and a second fuel measuring bar easily coupled to the first fuel measuring bar to easily enter the fuel storing body and exit from the fuel storing body.

公开(公告)号：US20180143065A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：US15805260

申请日：2017-11-07

申请人： AUDI AG

发明人： Michael Klimesch

IPC分类号： G01F25/00 ,  G01F23/30 ,  G01F23/00

CPC分类号： G01F25/0069 ,  G01F23/0076 ,  G01F23/30 ,  G01F23/32 ,  G01F25/0061

摘要： A method for adaptive calibration of a fuel level indicator of a filling level of a liquid in a tank accompanying operations. A filling level of the liquid is detected with a sensor arrangement. A sensor signal of the arrangement is provided during a movement of the vehicle. In case that the course of the sensor signal is obtained in a respective defined time interval in which the sensor signal is provided several times, a constant value is assumed, an end stop is detected. The respective time intervals at which the end stops were detected and the respective associated constant values are stored. A minimum number of end stop is defined for the tank, and in the case that the minimum number of end stops is reached, a calibration phase is carried out.

公开(公告)号：US20180143019A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：US15861606

申请日：2018-01-03

申请人： Adam A. Olshefsky

发明人： Frank A. Olshefsky ,  Adam A. Olshefsky

IPC分类号： G01C5/04 ,  G01F23/00 ,  G01B3/18 ,  G01C9/22 ,  G01C9/06

CPC分类号： G01F23/00 ,  G01B3/18 ,  G01C5/04 ,  G01C9/22 ,  G01F23/0023 ,  G01F23/0076 ,  G01F23/0092 ,  G01F23/04

摘要： A micrometer system and water holding cup and related for use in connection with a hydrostatic level-measuring system for measuring with precision, a level normal to gravitation of physical surfaces, the micrometer system comprising: a micrometer; an elongated micrometer probe tip at a lower extremity of the micrometer; a micrometer dial for extending and retracting the probe tip in response to a dialing thereof; a micrometer alignment section fixed to the micrometer, and a substantially rigid support structure for supporting the a micrometer alignment section at a fixed height above the physical surfaces when a footing of the support structure is rested upon the physical surfaces. The cup comprises mirroring on a bottom surface thereof; at least one reference feature on the mirroring surface for providing to a user, a visual reference for at least one micrometer grade marker reflected by the mirroring surface, for dialing a micrometer.

公开(公告)号：US20180113019A1

公开(公告)日：2018-04-26

申请号：US15790322

申请日：2017-10-23

申请人： KYOCERA Corporation

发明人： Yasuhiko FUKUOKA ,  Takahisa YAMAMOTO ,  Djuniadi Arifin SAGALA ,  Katsuro NAKAMATA ,  Takanori IKUTA ,  Shinji ISOYAMA ,  Jun KITAKADO ,  Takahiro SAIWAI ,  Atsuhisa INAKOSHI ,  Nobuki HIRAMATSU ,  Takuya KURIBAYASHI ,  Sunao HASHIMOTO

IPC分类号： G01F23/00 ,  G01F23/22

CPC分类号： G01F23/0069 ,  G01F22/00 ,  G01F23/0076 ,  G01F23/22

摘要： An information processing apparatus includes a communication interface and a controller. The communication interface receives, from a sensor container, information indicating an orientation of the sensor container. The controller, based on the information indicating the orientation of the sensor container, calculates a calculated value indicating a remaining amount of contents of the sensor container. The controller determines an estimated value of the remaining amount on the basis of the calculated value. The communication interface transmits the estimated value indicating the remaining amount to an external device. When the calculated value indicating the remaining amount decreases by a first predetermined value or more within a predetermined time period, the controller does not perform the determination of the estimated value on the basis of the calculated value.