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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Gmbh, Hannover, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, Hanover, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/296 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/2962 (2013.01); G01N 29/221 (2013.01); G01N 29/223 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a tank comprising an ultrasonic sensor, a first cylindrical reflector, and a second cylindrical reflector. The ultrasonic sensor may be disposed on the floor of the tank for measuring the signal propagation time through a liquid located in the tank and comprise a transmitter/receiver.