Patents
US 10159213 B2: Fluid measurement device and methods of making and using the same
- Granted
- 2018-12-25
- Filed
- 2016-04-13 application 15098065
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A fluid measurement device and methods of manufacturing and using the same are disclosed. The fluid measurement device includes a conduit configured to transport a fluid, a conductivity sensor in the conduit, and a voltage sensor in the conduit and having first and second rings, probes, or plates. The conductivity sensor is configured to determine the conductivity of the fluid. The voltage sensor is configured to receive a first voltage on the first ring, probe, or plate and detect a capacitance or a second voltage on the second ring, probe, or plate. A value of the capacitance or second voltage corresponds to the amount of fluid in the voltage sensor. The total amount of fluid through the conduit may be determined from amount of fluid in the voltage sensor, the fluid flow rate, the fluid velocity, and the number of samples or the sampling rate.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg181225.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECO Dairy Automation Inc. 3 patents | US company or organization | Hanford, CA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Brown | Visalia, CA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Monte Lininger | Hanford, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01J | Manufacture of dairy products | A01J5/01 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A01K | Animal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animals | A01K1/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01F | Measuring volume, volume flow, mass flow or liquid level; metering by volume | G01F1/56 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BROWN, STAN signed 2016-04-08 LININGER, MONTE signed 2016-04-08 | BECO DAIRY AUTOMATION INC. HANFORD, CA | 38272/909 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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