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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jeffery R. Ihde, Greenville, WI (US);
Brian Randall Bellile, Glenview, IL (US);
Assignee:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/32 (2010.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); G01F 23/00 (2022.01); B60K 15/035 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B67D 7/3227 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); G01F 23/0015 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03019 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03523 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example fluid container fill indicator system generates an alert in response to a change in pressure at the exhaust conduit or the fluid container. In some example, the change in pressure causes a reed or whistle type device to generate an audible alert. In some examples, the alert is a mechanical and/or electronic signal based on a change in position or orientation of a valve in response to the change in pressure.