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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 27, 2019
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Michael Carralero, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Paul Truzzi, Kent, WA (US);

Kawthar Kasim, Long Beach, CA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/00 (2006.01); B64D 37/04 (2006.01); G01F 23/16 (2006.01); G01L 9/00 (2006.01); G01L 19/00 (2006.01); G01L 19/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/005 (2013.01); B64D 37/04 (2013.01); G01F 23/164 (2013.01); G01L 9/0079 (2013.01); G01L 19/003 (2013.01); G01L 19/149 (2013.01); Y02T 50/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

An example method for installing optical sensors for a fuel level measurement system includes mounting a plurality of fittings through a wall of a fuel tank, positioning a plurality of optical sensors within the plurality of fittings and a respective optical sensor includes a first pressure sensing end inserted through the fitting and internally into the fuel tank and a second end extending externally from the fuel tank, and mounting an optical fiber bundle external to the fuel tank. The optical fiber bundle has an optical fiber connected to each of the plurality of optical sensors for guiding light to each of the plurality of optical sensors.


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