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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2010
Guy Fromme, Louisville, CO (US);
Timothy O'connor, Lafayette, CO (US);
Guy Fromme, Louisville, CO (US);
Timothy O'Connor, Lafayette, CO (US);
Bin Tech L.L.L.P., Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for facilitating spoilage detection in bulk grain storage bins via dust-free or substantially dust-free air sampling. Dust particles are passively removed from sampled air without the use of barrier filters or electrostatic screens, but instead through the use of a non-linear pathway that is open at one end and closed at the other end. A system is disclosed that incorporates a coiled pathway as an air inlet element combined with a carbon dioxide or other gas detector element to provide an integrated detector module suitable for permanent installation in a dusty bulk grain storage bin environment to provide spoilage gas measurements over time. The system may communicate data to a central data storage system via cellular telephone or long range radio frequency data transmission. Alerts and alarms are generated and transmitted electronically to users via email, SMS text, automated phone messages and other means.