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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2024
Wavesense, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Kevin Christopher, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Ron Bergold, Laguna Woods, CA (US);
Paul J. Gleason, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Andrew J. Boyce, Laguna Woods, CA (US);
James Foster, Orange, CA (US);
Bradley J. Sargent, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Nafiseh Jafari, Glendale, CA (US);
WAVESENSE, INC., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for measuring the volume of liquid contained in a vessel. A sensor array comprising a plurality of sensors and a laser apparatus comprising one or more lasers can be positioned relative to each other such that lasers beams emitted from the laser(s) can be received by the sensor array. The vessel can be positioned such that each laser beam intersects the vessel at a certain predetermined height. A liquid level's height may be determined by the volume of liquid in the vessel. A refraction of a laser beam may be influenced by the presence or absence of liquid at that predetermined height, which could be the result of the liquid level's height being above or below that predetermined height. Readings from the sensor array may determine where refraction occurs, allowing ranges or values of the volume of liquid in the vessel to be extrapolated.