FLOATING WIRELESS MEASURING DEVICE
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1. A floating wireless measuring device for a fluid concrete, comprising:
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at least one sensor inside the shell for measuring a property of a fluid concrete;
a transmitter connected to the sensor for transmitting data from the sensor; and
a power source inside the shell and connected to the sensor and the transmitter,the device having a weight less than a buoyancy of the device such that the device floats at the surface of the fluid concrete.
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Abstract
A floating wireless measuring device and system for a fluid concrete is used to measure a property of the fluid concrete inside a drum of a mixer truck and transmit data from the measurement.
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25 Claims
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1. A floating wireless measuring device for a fluid concrete, comprising:
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a shell; at least one sensor inside the shell for measuring a property of a fluid concrete; a transmitter connected to the sensor for transmitting data from the sensor; and a power source inside the shell and connected to the sensor and the transmitter, the device having a weight less than a buoyancy of the device such that the device floats at the surface of the fluid concrete. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for measuring a property of a fluid concrete in a mixer truck, comprising:
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putting a wireless measuring device in a drum of a mixer truck; pouring a fluid concrete into the drum of the mixer truck; and collecting data for a property of the fluid concrete by the wireless measuring device. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method of determining a property of a fluid concrete mixture, the method comprising:
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receiving data from a device floating in a fluid concrete mixture inside a concrete mixer truck; and determining a property of the fluid concrete mixture, based on the data received from the device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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receiving data from a measuring device embedded in a concrete mixture laid down at a construction site; identify a location of the device based on the data; identify a particular batch of concrete produced at a production facility based on the data; associate a section of a structure at the construction site with the particular batch, based on the location.
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23. A method of manufacturing a measuring device, the method comprising:
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softening a selected material; pressing the softened material into a mold to form a first hemisphere; depositing sensors into the first hemisphere; joining a second hemisphere to the first hemisphere to form a sphere; sealing a connection between the second hemisphere and the first hemisphere; and injecting a selected gas into the sphere. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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