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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
May. 28, 2010
Applicant:
Marty Lynn Pflum, Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Marty Lynn Pflum, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus can include a first detector to receive a first signal from a first switch configured to open and close based on position of a metering wheel associated with a flow line. The apparatus can further include a first counter to count within a first range based on a change in a state of the first signal. Using this information, the apparatus can determine usage and direction of, e.g., a fluid or liquid flowing along the flow line.