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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2015
Wire Pulse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Eric M. Martin, Plainfield, IL (US);
Andrew F. Human, Chicago, IL (US);
Wire Pulse, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for tracking the remaining length of a material wound on a reel is disclosed. In the system, two sensors deployed relative to the reel (and each other) produce a detection signals when a detection element mounted on the reel is near the respective sensor in an order indicative of forward or reverse reel rotation. The system further includes a processor operably receiving the detection signals to count a total number of forward rotations of the reel, which count is saved in memory. A battery powers the processor, memory, and sensors. The system further includes a transceiver that removably and operably couples between the memory and a calculator that calculates the remaining length of the material wound on the reel based on the total number of forward rotations of the reel. The system may also record the time and location associated with the rotations.