Venture Measurement Company, LLC

Michael Starinki

Christopher Hampton

Brian Jamieson

A system and method for monitoring a level of material in a storage bin, including a gear train, a gear train shaft rotatably coupled to the gear train, a drive shaft, a coupling system to couple the gear train shaft to the drive shaft, a paddle coupled to the drive shaft to rotate in unison therewith, the paddle configured to engage a material in the storage bin when the level of material reaches a threshold level, and a stepper motor. A controller may be communicatively coupled to the stepper motor wherein the controller is configured to monitor the running state and the stall state of the stepper motor.

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Easley, SC, United States of America

Michael Starinki