The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2017
Applicants:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Aston University, Birmingham, GB;
Inventors:
Assignees:
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
ASTON UNIVERSITY, Birmingham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 11/06 (2006.01); G01F 23/292 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/2928 (2013.01); G01B 11/0608 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of measuring a height of a fuel in an aircraft fuel tank ()including illuminating the fuel in the aircraft fuel tank and detecting reflected light from the fuel. Optical coherence tomography is used to determine the height of a surface of fuel in the fuel tank. An apparatus () is used to measure a height of a surface of fuel in an aircraft fuel tank, and an aircraft fuel tank system with a fuel tank and an apparatus for measuring a height of a surface of fuel in the aircraft fuel tank.