Patents Assigned to Socíété BIC
  • State of charge indicator and methods related thereto
    Patent number: 8166833
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate a charge indicator for determining the mass of a fluid contained within a fluid enclosure, wherein the charge indicator responds to a deformation of a solid component in contact with the fluid and wherein the deformation is a function of the mass of fluid contained within the fluid enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Socíété BIC
    Inventors: Gerard F McLean, Joerg Zimmermann