Portable hand held tank gauge

摘要

A portable hand held tank gauge for measuring a level or a volume of a fluid in a tank comprises a housing, a signal transceiver, a measurement activator, an adjustable arm, a processing element, and a display. The housing may house a portion of the other components. The signal transceiver may transmit a signal to the surface of the fluid, receive the signal reflected from the surface, and generate an output based on the difference in time between transmitting the signal and receiving the signal. The measurement activator may selectively initiate the signal transceiver to transmit the signal. The adjustable arm may couple to the housing and position the signal transceiver independently from the housing. The processing element may calculate the level or the volume of the fluid based on the output from the signal transceiver. The display may display the level or the volume of the fluid.

主权项

1. A portable hand held tank gauge for measuring a level or a volume of a fluid in a tank, the gauge comprising:
a housing; a signal transceiver operable to transmit a signal to the surface of the fluid and receive the signal reflected from the surface and to generate an output based on the difference in time between transmitting the signal and receiving the signal; and a processing element positioned within the housing, the processing element being operable to calculate the level or the volume of the fluid based on the output from the signal transceiver and to receive and to process other tank information in addition to the level or volume of the fluid in the tank, the other tank information including a geographical location of the tank, an identification of the tank, a size of the tank, and prior fluid level measurements.