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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:
Jan. 11, 2022

Filed:

May. 09, 2017
Applicant:

Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Michael Kon Yew Hughes, Vancouver, CA;

Daliah Papoutsis, Glenview, IL (US);

Jonathan Andrew Tertel, Mt. Prospect, IL (US);

Randall E. Holt, Elgin, IL (US);

Assignee:

Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/88 (2006.01); G01F 23/284 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/88 (2013.01); G01F 23/284 (2013.01); G01N 33/2823 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method and apparatus for monitoring amounts of submerged solid consumable. A GWR (Guided Wave Radar) component can provide a measurement of a reflection at a fixed position in a particle bed. The reflection represents aggregate dielectric properties in a vessel. The measurement includes hydrocarbon and solid consumable properties of a mixture in the vessel, wherein a measurement value is indicative of a greater amount of the solid consumable in the mixture in the vessel. If data is measured by the GWR component indicating that the measurement value is approaching the measurement value of the hydrocarbon, this data is indicative that the material (e.g., solid consumable such as salt) in the vessel should be replenished.


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