PRESSURE SENSING APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
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1. A device comprising:
- a container having a dispensing portion;
a contents under pressure within the container; and
an integrated circuit (IC) sensor device comprising a pressure sensor in communication with the contents under pressure.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a device comprises a container having a dispensing portion, a contents under pressure within the container, and an integrated circuit (IC) sensor device comprising a pressure sensor in communication with the contents under pressure. In various embodiments, the device can further comprise a fire extinguisher, a diving tank, a diving cylinder, a scuba tank, and an oxygen tank. Other embodiments of the invention relate to methods of monitoring, pressure sensing systems, and sensor and sensing modules.
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25 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a container having a dispensing portion; a contents under pressure within the container; and an integrated circuit (IC) sensor device comprising a pressure sensor in communication with the contents under pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of monitoring a fire extinguisher comprising:
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coupling a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensor to a fire extinguisher; monitoring a pressure within the fire extinguisher; and transmitting information related to the pressure within the fire extinguisher to at least one of a location at the fire extinguisher or a location distant from the fire extinguisher. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A pressure monitoring system comprising:
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at least one fire extinguisher device comprising an integrated circuit (IC) sensor device, the IC sensor device comprising a power supply, a pressure sensor in communication with a contents of the fire extinguisher, and communications circuitry; a receiver device comprising communications circuitry configured to receive communications from the communications circuitry of the IC sensor device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A sensor module comprising:
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a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensor; a package comprising an aperture and a mounting device formed around the aperture, the aperture configured to expose the pressure sensor to the contents of a fire extinguisher and the mounting device configured to hermetically mount the package to an external portion of the fire extinguisher; an indicator on an external portion of the package and configured to provide an indication related to a pressure of a contents of the fire extinguisher sensed by the pressure sensor; and a power supply coupled to the indicator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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17. The sensor module of claim 17, further comprising a control module communicatively coupled to the pressure sensor, the indicator and the power supply and configured to analyze conditions sensed by the pressure sensor.
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23. A sensing module comprising:
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a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensor; communications circuitry adapted to transmit data related to an output of the pressure sensor; a power supply coupled to the communication circuitry; and a package housing the pressure sensor, the communications circuitry, and the power supply and configured for mounting inside a pressurized device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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