Patents by Inventor Claude T. Masters

Claude T. Masters has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING AND REPORTING CHANGING LEVELS OF LIQUIDS IN STORAGE TANKS
    Publication number: 20140347194
    Abstract: A system for measuring and reporting changing levels of liquids in a storage tank includes a sensing device having a fluid level sensor, an accelerometer, a wireless transceiver, and a microcontroller for detecting the volume of liquid in the storage tank in response to determining that the storage tank is not moving and sending an alert message if the volume of liquid in the storage tank has changed from a previous volume by a threshold amount. The system also includes a central tracking computer having a tracking database and being interfaced to the Internet, and a master control unit attached to the storage tank. The master control unit is for: receiving the alert message from the sensing device; obtaining the location of the storage tank; and communicating the alert message and the location of the storage tank to the central tracking computer for storage in the tracking database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Schnitz, Claude T. Masters, George D. Survant
  • System, method, and device for measuring and reporting changing levels of liquids in storage tanks
    Patent number: 8803683
    Abstract: A system for measuring and reporting changing levels of liquids in a storage tank includes a sensing device having a fluid level sensor, an accelerometer, a wireless transceiver, and a microcontroller for detecting the volume of liquid in the storage tank in response to determining that the storage tank is not moving and sending an alert message if the volume of liquid in the storage tank has changed from a previous volume by a threshold amount. The system also includes a central tracking computer having a tracking database and being interfaced to the Internet, and a master control unit attached to the storage tank. The master control unit is for: receiving the alert message from the sensing device; obtaining the location of the storage tank; and communicating the alert message and the location of the storage tank to the central tracking computer for storage in the tracking database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignees: TrackPoint Systems, LLC, Florida Power & Light Company
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Schnitz, Claude T. Masters, George D. Survant
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING AND REPORTING CHANGING LEVELS OF LIQUIDS IN STORAGE TANKS
    Publication number: 20130181829
    Abstract: A system for measuring and reporting changing levels of liquids in a storage tank includes a sensing device having a fluid level sensor, an accelerometer, a wireless transceiver, and a microcontroller for detecting the volume of liquid in the storage tank in response to determining that the storage tank is not moving and sending an alert message if the volume of liquid in the storage tank has changed from a previous volume by a threshold amount. The system also includes a central tracking computer having a tracking database and being interfaced to the Internet, and a master control unit attached to the storage tank. The master control unit is for: receiving the alert message from the sensing device; obtaining the location of the storage tank; and communicating the alert message and the location of the storage tank to the central tracking computer for storage in the tracking database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicants: Florida Power & Light Company, TrackPoint Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Schnitz, Claude T. Masters, George D. Survant