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REMOTE MONITORING OF MATERIAL STORAGE CONTAINERS

  • US 20130002443A1
  • Filed: 08/23/2012
  • Published: 01/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A material storage container including an arrangement for monitoring the container, comprising:

  • a housing defining an interior receivable of a removable flowable material;

    an interior sensor system arranged on or in said housing, said interior sensor system being configured to obtain information about a level or quantity of material in the interior of said housing;

    a location or identification determining system at least partially arranged on said housing, said location or identification determining system being configured to at least partially determine a location of the container or provide an indicia enabling location of the container to be determined; and

    a communication system coupled to said interior sensor system and said location determining system, said communication system being configured to transmit the obtained information about the material in the interior of said housing and the determined location or indicia of the container to a remote facility.

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