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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2011
Terry Tincher, Lebanon, OH (US);
William Sand, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Terry Tincher, Lebanon, OH (US);
William Sand, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Delaware Capital Formation, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring the levels of product in a chemical dispensing system. A probe assembly is operatively disposed in a container holding product to be dispensed. A detection circuit including an oscillator sensitive to the impendence coupled to the detector is selectively coupled to the probe assembly and produces a signal in response to the impedance of the probe assembly indicating if the level of product in the container has dropped below the probe assembly. The probe assembly includes conductive probes formed from corrosion resistant material infused with carbon and separated by an angle. The level of the first and second conductive probes is adjustable to provide control over the level of product to be detected. Multiple probe assemblies may be selectively coupled to the detection circuit in a repeating sequence by a multi-probe monitoring unit to allow monitoring of multiple containers by a single remote alarm.