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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:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl W Sohns, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Robert N Nodine, Knoxville, TN (US);
Steven Allen Wallace, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp., Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G / ; G01G / ; H01G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1772 / ; 177 45 ; 1772 / ; 1772 / ; 7386268 ; 361277 ;
Abstract
A load sensing system inexpensively monitors the weight and temperature of stored nuclear material for long periods of time in widely variable environments. The system can include an electrostatic load cell that encodes weight and temperature into a digital signal which is sent to a remote monitor via a coaxial cable. The same cable is used to supply the load cell with power. When multiple load cells are used, vast inventories of stored nuclear material can be continuously monitored and inventoried of minimal cost.