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Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 14, 2020
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventor:

Fouad M. Alkhabbaz, Qatif, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 90/48 (2006.01); G01F 23/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/686 (2013.01); B65D 90/48 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure generally describes computer-implemented methods, software, and systems for gauging tanks. A computer-implemented method includes generating, using an interrogator, a radio frequency signal directed towards a radio frequency identification (RFID) device that is freely floating on the liquid stored within the tank, receiving a return signal from the RFID device, the return signal being associated to a location of the RFID device, processing the return signal to determine a height of the liquid stored within the tank based on a triangulation algorithm, and determining a result data based on the height of the liquid stored within the tank and one or more tank characteristics.


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