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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Todd Fritz, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
John Manyala, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Ryan Pauls, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Eric Metheny, Coldwater, MI (US);
Assignee:
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 15/02 (2006.01); G01F 23/38 (2006.01); G01F 23/62 (2006.01); G01D 21/02 (2006.01); G01K 3/00 (2006.01); G01K 7/24 (2006.01); G01F 23/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/38 (2013.01); G01D 21/02 (2013.01); G01F 23/62 (2013.01); G01F 23/74 (2013.01); G01K 3/005 (2013.01); G01K 7/24 (2013.01); G01K 2205/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A two-wire system for monitoring fluid level and temperature including a pair of electrical interconnect wires bridged by a fluid level switch and a thermal sensing element. One of the fluid level switch or the thermal sensing element bypasses the other during a trigger event.