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System for detecting the condition of a container and for transmitting detected data to a central facility

  • US 20040046672A1
  • Filed: 09/10/2002
  • Published: 03/11/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for detecting the condition of a container for receiving contents therein, comprising:

  • a detector operatively associated with the container, wherein the contents fill the container to an established level, and wherein the detector operates to detect established levels of the contents which correspond to a prescribed level; and

    a transmitter coupled with the detector, wherein the transmitter transmits a signal to a remotely located receiver when the detector detects that the established level of the contents in the container corresponds to the prescribed level.

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