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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:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2000
Neil T. Wilke, Hamilton, OH (US);
Michael L. Topputo, West Chester, OH (US);
Ohmart - Vega, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A level sensing apparatus for attachment to a sounding tube in order to measure levels of contents in a tank and for determining the purity of contents in a tank. This level sensing apparatus includes a housing for enclosing the various components of the level sensing apparatus. The level sensing apparatus of the present invention also includes a sounding tube adapter operatively connected to the housing and is further adapted for attachment to a sounding tube. Additionally, the level sensing apparatus includes a lock operatively connected to the sounding tube adapter and capable of receiving the housing. Finally, the level sensing apparatus includes a swivel connector operatively connected to the housing, whereby the housing is capable of moving cooperatively with the swivel connector. In use, the level sensing apparatus of the present invention allows for pulse radar measurement of liquid levels in the tank or may be moved relative to the sounding tube to allow for manual sampling to test the purity of tank contents.