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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Fernand Wicht, Fribourg, CH;
Bin Sai, Zuid Holland, NL;
Inventors:
Fernand Wicht, Fribourg, CH;
Bin Sai, Zuid Holland, NL;
Assignee:
Enraf B.V., Delft, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system includes a probe configured to be raised and lowered in a tank that is configured to receive a material. The system also includes a connector coupled to the probe and having at least one type of coding encoded on the connector. The system further includes a main unit configured to raise and lower the probe using the connector, digitally capture information associated with the at least one type of coding on the connector, determine a level reading identifying a level of the material in the tank using the captured information, and wirelessly transmit the determined level reading.