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- Patent Title: Devices, systems, and methods for measuring fluid level using radio-frequency (RF) localization
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Application No.: US17324906Application Date: 2021-05-19
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Publication No.: US11248946B1Publication Date: 2022-02-15
- Inventor: Ryan Kincaid , David Brown
- Applicant: Aloft Sensor Technologies LLC
- Applicant Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Assignee: Aloft Sensor Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee: Aloft Sensor Technologies LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IN Indianapolis
- Agency: Reichel Stohry Dean LLP
- Agent Mark C. Reichel; Natalie J. Dean
- Main IPC: G01F23/56
- IPC: G01F23/56 ; G05D9/12

Abstract:
Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods for accurately determining fluid level using Ultra Wide-Band (UWB) positioning or localization. UWB utilizes a radio frequency (RF) technology to enable the accurate measurement of the time-of-flight of a radio signal and UWB positioning can operate in Time-Difference-of-Arrival (TDoA) mode, Two-Way-Ranging (TWR) mode, and Phase-Difference-of-Arrival (PDoA) mode. The systems disclosed herein include multiple anchor devices having a UWB antenna(s) and positioned in fixed location(s) over the fluid to be measured. The anchor devices serve as reference points for UWB communication with a remote float device, which emits RF signals and floats on the surface of the fluid to be measured. The anchor devices may include, or be in communication with, a processor which receives and/or measures RF signals, generates timestamps, calculates distance(s) between the remote float device and an anchor device, calculates fluid level, calculates an angle-of-arrival (AoA), or any combination thereof.
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