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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Applicant:
En-gauge, Inc., Rockland, MA (US);
Inventor:
Brendan T. McSheffrey, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
en-Gauge, Inc., Rockland, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/08 (2006.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); F17C 13/02 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); A62C 13/76 (2006.01); A62C 37/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/06315 (2013.01); A62C 13/76 (2013.01); A62C 37/50 (2013.01); F17C 13/02 (2013.01); F17C 13/025 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); F17C 2205/013 (2013.01); F17C 2221/011 (2013.01); F17C 2250/032 (2013.01); F17C 2250/034 (2013.01); F17C 2250/043 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0478 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0491 (2013.01); F17C 2250/077 (2013.01); F17C 2270/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Fluid tanks in a hospital or similar environment include sensors to detect, e.g., state and location, which can be communicated to a central station where this data can be processed to permit predictions of resource usage and enable automated management of the fluid tanks.