WO1991013323A3 - Jauge a carburant et a liquide a fibres optiques - Google Patents
Jauge a carburant et a liquide a fibres optiquesInfo
- Publication number
- WO1991013323A3 WO1991013323A3 PCT/US1991/000866 US9100866W WO9113323A3 WO 1991013323 A3 WO1991013323 A3 WO 1991013323A3 US 9100866 W US9100866 W US 9100866W WO 9113323 A3 WO9113323 A3 WO 9113323A3
- Authority
- WO
- WIPO (PCT)
- Prior art keywords
- fuel
- light
- liquid level
- liquid
- fiber
- Prior art date
Links
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 title abstract 7
- 239000000835 fiber Substances 0.000 title abstract 4
- 239000000446 fuel Substances 0.000 title abstract 4
- 239000013307 optical fiber Substances 0.000 abstract 2
Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
- G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
- G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
- G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
- G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
- G01F23/284—Electromagnetic waves
- G01F23/292—Light, e.g. infrared or ultraviolet
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S250/00—Radiant energy
- Y10S250/90—Optical liquid level sensors
- Y10S250/904—Optical liquid level sensors with single light guide element to guide light in a continuous path
Abstract
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US07/484,295 US5077482A (en) | 1990-02-23 | 1990-02-23 | Liquid gauge having an optical fiber with flexible membrane enclosure |
US484,295 | 1990-02-23 |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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WO1991013323A2 WO1991013323A2 (fr) | 1991-09-05 |
WO1991013323A3 true WO1991013323A3 (fr) | 1991-10-03 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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PCT/US1991/000866 WO1991013323A2 (fr) | 1990-02-23 | 1991-02-11 | Jauge a carburant et a liquide a fibres optiques |
Country Status (7)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5077482A (fr) |
EP (1) | EP0470239A1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JPH04215020A (fr) |
KR (1) | KR940003737B1 (fr) |
BR (1) | BR9100496A (fr) |
CA (1) | CA2034607A1 (fr) |
WO (1) | WO1991013323A2 (fr) |
Families Citing this family (14)
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US5164608A (en) * | 1991-06-27 | 1992-11-17 | Hughes Aircraft Company | Plural wavelength fiber optic liquid level sensor for multiple liquids |
US5291032A (en) * | 1991-08-21 | 1994-03-01 | Hughes Aircraft Company | Fiber optic evanescent wave fuel gauge and leak detector using eccentric core fibers |
DE4310059A1 (de) * | 1993-03-27 | 1994-09-29 | Valentron Ag | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Bestimmung des Füllgrades durch bzw. des Füllstandes von Flüssigkeit in einem Behältnis |
TW367094U (en) * | 1998-04-04 | 1999-08-11 | United Microelectronics Corp | Liquid supplying apparatus |
US6429447B1 (en) | 1999-06-09 | 2002-08-06 | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | Fluid level indicator |
US20030095675A1 (en) * | 2001-10-19 | 2003-05-22 | Marlow C. Allen | Light communication channel-based voice-activated control system and method for implementing thereof |
US7024067B2 (en) * | 2001-10-19 | 2006-04-04 | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Communication system with a signal conduction matrix and surface signal router |
US6949758B2 (en) * | 2001-10-19 | 2005-09-27 | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | LCC-based fluid-level detection sensor |
US20030090161A1 (en) * | 2001-10-19 | 2003-05-15 | Marlow C. Allen | Light communication channel-based electronics power distribution system |
US6772733B2 (en) | 2001-10-19 | 2004-08-10 | Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. | Optically controlled IPCS circuitry |
US20040021100A1 (en) * | 2002-04-12 | 2004-02-05 | Mikhail Gouzman | Fiber-optic sensor for measuring level of fluid |
US7161165B2 (en) * | 2004-07-07 | 2007-01-09 | Opti Sensor Systems, Llc | Optical transducer for continuously determining liquid level |
US8442783B2 (en) * | 2008-08-15 | 2013-05-14 | Peter Piszko | Method of and apparatus for recording fuel supplied to a vehicle |
US9632071B2 (en) * | 2013-07-25 | 2017-04-25 | General Electric Company | Systems and methods for analyzing a multiphase fluid |
Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0003566A1 (fr) * | 1978-02-03 | 1979-08-22 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Indicateur de niveau |
US4287427A (en) * | 1977-10-17 | 1981-09-01 | Scifres Donald R | Liquid-level monitor |
EP0078939A1 (fr) * | 1981-11-10 | 1983-05-18 | Wolfram Henning | Dispositif en forme de bâton pour détecter le niveau respectif de liquides dans des récipients, des canaux ou similaires |
GB2198533A (en) * | 1986-12-02 | 1988-06-15 | Coal Ind | Liquid level monitor |
EP0274091A2 (fr) * | 1987-01-07 | 1988-07-13 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Capteur optique de déplacement |
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JPS5825610A (ja) * | 1981-08-07 | 1983-02-15 | Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> | 光フアイバ接続部の補強方法および補強部材 |
JPS591534A (ja) * | 1982-06-28 | 1984-01-06 | Hitachi Ltd | ポリイミド樹脂のエツチング液 |
GB8302003D0 (en) * | 1983-01-25 | 1983-02-23 | Vascutek Ltd | Vascular prosthesis |
JPS61107838A (ja) * | 1984-10-31 | 1986-05-26 | Fujitsu Ltd | 入力障害処理方式 |
US4644177A (en) * | 1984-12-31 | 1987-02-17 | Technical Research Associates | Fluid level and condition detector system |
JPS61202594A (ja) * | 1985-03-06 | 1986-09-08 | Nippon Hoso Kyokai <Nhk> | カラ−テレビジヨンの輝度信号補正方式 |
JPS63228030A (ja) * | 1987-03-16 | 1988-09-22 | Tatsuta Electric Wire & Cable Co Ltd | 液位検知センサ |
US4745293A (en) * | 1987-03-23 | 1988-05-17 | Cv Technology, Inc. | Method and apparatus for optically measuring fluid levels |
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1990
- 1990-02-23 US US07/484,295 patent/US5077482A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1991
- 1991-01-21 CA CA002034607A patent/CA2034607A1/fr not_active Abandoned
- 1991-02-06 BR BR919100496A patent/BR9100496A/pt unknown
- 1991-02-11 WO PCT/US1991/000866 patent/WO1991013323A2/fr not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1991-02-11 EP EP91905500A patent/EP0470239A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 1991-02-22 KR KR1019910002935A patent/KR940003737B1/ko not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1991-02-25 JP JP3030229A patent/JPH04215020A/ja active Pending
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4287427A (en) * | 1977-10-17 | 1981-09-01 | Scifres Donald R | Liquid-level monitor |
EP0003566A1 (fr) * | 1978-02-03 | 1979-08-22 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Indicateur de niveau |
EP0078939A1 (fr) * | 1981-11-10 | 1983-05-18 | Wolfram Henning | Dispositif en forme de bâton pour détecter le niveau respectif de liquides dans des récipients, des canaux ou similaires |
GB2198533A (en) * | 1986-12-02 | 1988-06-15 | Coal Ind | Liquid level monitor |
EP0274091A2 (fr) * | 1987-01-07 | 1988-07-13 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Capteur optique de déplacement |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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KR940003737B1 (ko) | 1994-04-28 |
JPH04215020A (ja) | 1992-08-05 |
WO1991013323A2 (fr) | 1991-09-05 |
KR910021572A (ko) | 1991-12-20 |
EP0470239A1 (fr) | 1992-02-12 |
US5077482A (en) | 1991-12-31 |
CA2034607A1 (fr) | 1991-08-24 |
BR9100496A (pt) | 1991-10-29 |
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