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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2006
Israel Radomsky, Herzliya, IL;
Reuben Fuchs, Ra'anana, IL;
Israel Kalman, Kfar Saba, IL;
Amir Nemenoff, Carcom, IL;
Ohad Gal, Tel Aviv, IL;
Israel Radomsky, Herzliya, IL;
Reuben Fuchs, Ra'anana, IL;
Israel Kalman, Kfar Saba, IL;
Amir Nemenoff, Carcom, IL;
Ohad Gal, Tel Aviv, IL;
Eltav Wireless Monitoring Ltd., Ranana, IL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a network system for monitoring valves in a facility, which comprises: (a) a plurality of valve monitoring devices—VMDs, each monitoring device is affixed to a valve, and comprises: (a.1) a sensor for sensing the status of the valve; (a.2) short range wireless communication unit for transmitting the status as sensed by said sensor, and for transmitting the status as sensed, together with an identification of said device, to one or more Valve Device Readers—VDRs located within said short range; (a.3) mechanism for affixing the device to the monitored valve in a manner which does not disturb the normal operation of the valve; and (a.4) one or more VDRs for receiving the transmission of the valve status and VMD identification from said VMDs, and for forwarding the same to a server by Ethernet communication.