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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2013
Cds-john Blue Company, Huntsville, AL (US);
Jason T. Stewart, Harvest, AL (US);
Bradley R. Thurow, Fargo, ND (US);
David C. Batcheller, Fargo, ND (US);
Robert M. Allen, Reiles Acres, ND (US);
Steven S. Bailey, Fargo, ND (US);
Christopher L. Giese, Fargo, ND (US);
CDS-John Blue Company, Huntsville, AL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring inefficient flow rates in a liquid-flow distribution system, such as that which is used in agricultural liquid application equipment. This may include blockages or punctures in a liquid line. The system generally includes a plurality of gauges for monitoring the supply line flow rate in a liquid application system which are monitored by a number of sensors. Immediate feedback is presented to the operator of the vehicle inside the cab. The system alerts the operator when a blockage, loss, or increase of flow rate has occurred in one of the liquid lines. The system may merely indicate that one of the lines is blocked, or the system may be more sophisticated such that it can indicate which line is blocked and adjust the flow in that line in an attempt to clear the blockage.