Method and apparatus for monitoring the level of the contents in a container
CA 1296791 C · Owner: Imed Corporation · Inventors: Meijer, Robert S.
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A method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring the contents of a container in order to detect when the contents are below a predetermined level. An optical metering signal from a light source driven by a multivibrator is projected at a predetermined level across the space within the container. A light sensor on the opposite side of the space within the container detects incident illumination there. The metering signal is incident there only when the contents of the container are below the predetermined level. Otherwise the, contents either block or refract the metering signal from its normal path, and the metering signal goes undetected. A unity gain amplifier of variable sign coupled …
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- Granted March 3, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 3, 2009.
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