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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2004
Larry Fish, Emporia, KS (US);
Larry Fish, Emporia, KS (US);
Vektek, Inc., Emporia, KS (US);
Abstract
A function monitor () broadly comprises a detector () to sense a condition, a transmitter () to monitor the detector (), and a base unit () to receive a status signal from the transmitter () indicative of the detector's status. The detector () may comprise a pressure switch, a position switch, a level switch, a temperature switch, and/or virtually any device that may be used to electrically monitor the condition. The transmitter () preferably receives power through a wireless connection to the base unit (). The base unit () preferably receives the status signal from the pallet transmitter () over the wireless connection and actuates a output () according to the status signal. The output () that may be used to warn an operator of the condition, or take other necessary actions, such as preventing a pump from running.