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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 12, 2017
Applicant:

Tank Vision Inc., Vineyard Haven, MA (US);

Inventors:

Brian McBride, West Tisbury, MA (US);

James E. McMann, Vineyard Haven, MA (US);

Steven Cratus Owens, Litchfield, NH (US);

Michael Varanka, Amherst, NH (US);

Assignee:

Tank Vision, Inc., Vineyard Haven, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/18 (2006.01); G01F 23/22 (2006.01); G01F 23/24 (2006.01); G01F 23/296 (2006.01); G08C 17/02 (2006.01); G01F 23/26 (2006.01); H04Q 9/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/22 (2013.01); G01F 23/24 (2013.01); G01F 23/266 (2013.01); G01F 23/296 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H04Q 9/00 (2013.01); G08C 2200/00 (2013.01); H04L 67/12 (2013.01); H04Q 2209/823 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described herein are embodiments of a system for monitoring and detecting a level of a tank storing a material. The system may be used in making a determination of whether and/or when to provide additional material to the tank, to refill the tank partially or entirely. In some embodiments, the tank may be disposed at a premises such as a residence or commercial building and the system may be disposed in part at that premises to monitor the level of the material in the tank. In some embodiments, the material may be a fuel and the tank may be a fuel tank, to provide fuel to utilities equipment at the premises. In other embodiments, the tank may include other materials, such as other utilities materials. In some embodiments, the utilities material may be potable water.


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