Patents
US 11248825 B2: Tank temperature probe with positional sensor
- Granted
- 2022-02-15
- Filed
- 2018-08-21 application 16107223
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A sensor device, system, and method for monitoring the internal pressure and temperature of a refrigerant tank during a recovery operation to control a purge operation of the tank based on the conditions thereof during the recovery operation. The sensor device, system, and method further utilize an external temperature sensor, the external temperature sensor operable to indicate that it is properly positioned on the surface of the tank.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220215.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, Inc. 235 patents | US company or organization | Warren, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert Bosch GmbH 16,633 patents | Foreign company or organization | Stuttgart, DE | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary P. Murray | Montpelier, OH | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F25B | Refrigeration machines, plants or systems; combined heating and refrigeration systems; heat pump systems | F25B43/043 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01D | Measuring not specially adapted for a specific variable; arrangements for measuring two or more variables not covered in a single other subclass; tariff metering apparatus; measuring or testing not otherwise provided for | G01D5/145 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01H | Measurement of mechanical vibrations or ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves | G01H13/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01K | Measuring temperature; measuring quantity of heat; thermally-sensitive elements not otherwise provided for | G01K1/143 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F17C | Vessels for containing or storing compressed, liquefied or solidified gases; fixed-capacity gas-holders; filling vessels with, or discharging from vessels, compressed, liquefied, or solidified gases | F17C13/02 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MURRAY, GARY signed 2017-09-14 | BOSCH AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SOLUTIONS INC. WARREN, MI ROBERT BOSCH GMBH STUTTGART | 48260/323 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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