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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 03, 2023
Applicants:

The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);

Advanced Fibreoptics Engineering Ltd, Carterton, GB;

Inventors:

John Alfred Weidler, McKinney, TX (US);

Elaine Cheng Wright, Bothell, WA (US);

Timothy James Wheeler, Greatworth, GB;

John Everett Groat, Snohomish, WA (US);

Christopher John Lewins, Carterton, GB;

Mark Robert Johnson, London, GB;

Patrick David Knowles, Oxford, GB;

Marco Zanola, Wootton Boars Hill, GB;

Assignees:

The Boeing Compnay, Arlington, VA (US);

Advance Fibreoptics Engineering Ltd, Carterton, GB;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/292 (2006.01); G01F 25/20 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/2924 (2013.01); G01F 25/20 (2022.01);
Abstract

A system and a method include a container configured to retain one or more liquids. A liquid level sensor is disposed within the container. The liquid level sensor includes a plurality of sensing elements configured to sense a level of the one or more liquids within the container. In at least one example, the sensing elements are optical fibers.


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