MOBLE GAS DETECTION CART WITH WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER

• US 20130321148A1
• Filed: 06/05/2012
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Daga, Dushyant R., Gardner-Dimitri, Jennifer L., Graziano, Michael A., Sweeney, David M. III
• Granted Patent: US 9,188,574 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.22
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/0009 General constructional details of gas analysers, e.g. portable test equipment G01N1/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/0031 comprising two or more sensors, e.g. a sensor array electrochemical electrode arrays G01N27/27

Abstract

An apparatus comprises at least one frame, wheels operatively connected to the frame, at least one processor operatively connected to the frame, a plurality of gas detectors operatively connected to the processor, and at least one wireless transceiver operatively connected to the processor. Further, a rechargeable power storage unit is operatively connected to the processor, the gas detectors, and the wireless transceiver.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

at least one frame;

wheels operatively connected to said frame;

at least one processor operatively connected to said frame;

a plurality of gas detectors operatively connected to said processor;

at least one wireless transceiver operatively connected to said processor; and

a rechargeable power storage unit operatively connected to said processor, said gas detectors, and said wireless transceiver.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, said power storage unit comprising the only source of power supplied to said processor, said gas detectors, and said wireless transceiver.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, said power storage unit comprising a battery.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a cover operatively connected to said frame;

said cover enclosing said processor, said gas detectors, and said wireless transceiver.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a graphic user interface operatively connected to said processor, said graphic user interface displaying gas sensor levels, detector information, trending, warning and alarm set points, faults, and alarms.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, said wheels being driven and controlled by said processor.

7. An apparatus comprising:

at least one frame;

wheels operatively connected to said frame;

at least one processor operatively connected to said frame;

a plurality of gas detectors operatively connected to said processor;

at least one wireless transceiver operatively connected to said processor;

a graphic user interface operatively connected to said processor; and

a rechargeable power storage unit operatively connected to said processor, said gas detectors, said wireless transceiver, and said graphic user interface.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, said power storage unit comprising the only source of power supplied to said processor, said gas detectors, said wireless transceiver, and said graphic user interface.

9. The apparatus according to claim 7, said power storage unit comprising a battery.

10. The apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a cover operatively connected to said frame;

said cover enclosing said processor, said gas detectors, said wireless transceiver, and said graphic user interface.

11. The apparatus according to claim 7, said graphic user interface displaying gas sensor levels, detector information, trending, warning and alarm set points, faults, and alarms.

12. The apparatus according to claim 7, said wheels being driven and controlled by said processor.

13. An apparatus comprising:

at least one frame;

wheels operatively connected to said frame;

at least one processor operatively connected to said frame;

a plurality of gas detectors operatively connected to said processor;

at least one wireless transceiver operatively connected to said processor, said wireless transceiver connecting to a wide area network;

a graphic user interface operatively connected to said processor; and

a rechargeable power storage unit operatively connected to said processor, said gas detectors, said wireless transceiver, and said graphic user interface.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, said power storage unit comprising the only source of power supplied to said processor, said gas detectors, said wireless transceiver, and said graphic user interface.

15. The apparatus according to claim 13, said power storage unit comprising a battery.

16. The apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising a cover operatively connected to said frame;

said cover enclosing said processor, said gas detectors, said wireless transceiver, and said graphic user interface.

17. The apparatus according to claim 13, said graphic user interface displaying gas sensor levels, detector information, trending, warning and alarm set points, faults, and alarms.

18. The apparatus according to claim 13, said wheels being driven and controlled by said processor.

19. An apparatus comprising:

at least one frame;

wheels operatively connected to said frame;

at least one processor operatively connected to said frame;

a plurality of gas detectors operatively connected to said processor;

at least one wireless transceiver operatively connected to said processor, said wireless transceiver connecting to the Internet;

a graphic user interface operatively connected to said processor;

audible and visual warning elements operatively connected to said processor; and

a rechargeable power storage unit operatively connected to said processor, said gas detectors, said wireless transceiver, said graphic user interface, and said audible and visual warning elements.

20. The apparatus according to claim 19, said power storage unit comprising the only source of power supplied to said processor, said gas detectors, said wireless transceiver, said graphic user interface, and said audible and visual warning elements.

21. The apparatus according to claim 19, said power storage unit comprising a battery.

22. The apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising a cover operatively connected to said frame;

said cover enclosing said processor, said gas detectors, said wireless transceiver, said graphic user interface, and said audible and visual warning elements.

23. The apparatus according to claim 19, said graphic user interface displaying gas sensor levels, detector information, trending, warning and alarm set points, faults, and alarms.

24. The apparatus according to claim 19, said wheels being driven and controlled by said processor.

25. The apparatus according to claim 19, further comprising at least one handle operatively connected to said frame.