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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald P. Bartos, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Assignee:
A.O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 7/00 ; B01F 1/500 ; A47K 3/00 ; E04H 4/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 7/00 ; B01F 1/500 ; A47K 3/00 ; E04H 4/12 ;
Abstract
A fluid holding apparatus including a vessel capable of holding a load including a fluid and a sensor coupled to the vessel. The sensor is operable to sense the load held by the vessel and to generate a signal having a relation to the load. The fluid holding apparatus further includes a controller electrically coupled to the sensor. The controller is operable to initiate a control signal in response to a variation in the load.