Abstract: An automated gas cylinder monitoring system includes: a data storage collar associated with a gas cylinder including a resident memory and an insulated housing, the insulated housing being configured for coupling with a gas cylinder; a read/write probe for writing data to and receiving data from the resident memory of said data storage collar; measuring devices for determining the volume of gas in a gas cylinder; and a host computer for transmitting information to and receiving information from the read/write probe.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 14, 1997
Date of Patent:
September 14, 1999
Assignee:
Millipore Corporation
Inventors:
Henry J. McCarrick, William T. Leyden, III, Khanh H. Tran, John F. Jordon, III, Kevin C. Ross