Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for fuel monitoring and spill prevention
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Application No.: US17810409Application Date: 2022-07-01
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Publication No.: US12078522B2Publication Date: 2024-09-03
- Inventor: John Edward Barnard
- Applicant: BNSF Railway Company
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
- Current Assignee: BNSF Railway Company
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agency: Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC
- Agent Enrique Sanchez, Jr.; Juan Vasquez
- The original application number of the division: US17405381 2021.08.18
- Main IPC: G01F23/02
- IPC: G01F23/02 ; B67D7/04 ; B67D7/12 ; B67D7/32

Abstract:
A system, methods, and apparatus for preventing receptacle overfilling are presented. The system can include a sensor member configured to couple with a receptacle and sense a material level within the receptacle, such as via a sight glass of the receptacle. The system can include a controller in operable communication with the sensor member and configured to instantiate the shutoff of material flow from a material dispensing system if a particular material level is detected by the sensor member. The system can include an intermediate member configured to relay communications between the sensor member and the controller. The intermediate member can be coupled to a fluid line and can further act as a holster for the sensor member, such as by facilitating the coupling of the sensor member to the intermediate member and/or the fluid line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230057254A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUEL MONITORING AND SPILL PREVENTION Public/Granted day:2023-02-23
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