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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2005
Applicant:
Douglas A. Newberg, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Douglas A. Newberg, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Pharmenta Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A monitoring system includes a porthole in a tank or conduit that includes threads on an end thereof. A piece of processing equipment is mounted within the porthole by a threaded coupling collar. The threads of the coupling collar engage the threads of the porthole. A sensor collar is mounted in fixed relationship to the porthole at a predetermined distance from an end of the porthole and includes a status sensor mounted thereto. The status sensor detects a position of the threaded coupling collar to ensure that the piece of processing equipment is properly mounted in the porthole.