Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensor for remote measurement of fluid depth in environmental monitoring
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Application No.: US15737274Application Date: 2016-06-17
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Publication No.: US10564024B2Publication Date: 2020-02-18
- Inventor: Philip Bartlett , Mike Argyle , Levente Busas , Roger Williams
- Applicant: FTS Forest Technology Systems Ltd.
- Applicant Address: CA
- Assignee: FTS FOREST TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS LTD
- Current Assignee: FTS FOREST TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS LTD
- Current Assignee Address: CA
- Agency: Baumgartner Patent Law
- Agent Marc Baumgartner
- International Application: PCT/CA2016/000173 WO 20160617
- International Announcement: WO2016/201548 WO 20161222
- Main IPC: G01F23/14
- IPC: G01F23/14 ; G01F23/16 ; G01F23/00

Abstract:
A pneumatic depth sensor system for remotely reporting on a depth of a body of fluid is provided. The system comprises a regulated source of compressed gas, a first pressure sensor upstream from a normally-closed electronic solenoid valve, a second pressure sensor downstream from the electronic solenoid valve and a bubbler outlet downstream from the second pressure sensor, the bubbler outlet for locating at a bottom of the body of fluid, the depth sensor system under control of a microprocessor, the microprocessor in electronic communication with the first and second pressure sensors and the normally-closed electronic solenoid valve, and configured to instruct the normally-closed electronic solenoid valve to be in a fully open position or a fully closed position and to rapidly change position in response to a pressure reading from the second pressure sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180180460A1 SENSOR FOR REMOTE MEASUREMENT OF FLUID DEPTH IN ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING Public/Granted day:2018-06-28
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