Patents by Inventor Thomas Canino

Thomas Canino 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).

  • Publication number: 20160377474
    Abstract: A remote level sensor for a residential fuel oil tank is adapted for a fuel oil gauge with a permanent magnet which changes position with changing fluid levels in the tank. The sensor and gauge cylinder are integral so as to align with a magnet on the indicator of the gauge. The sensor is connected a remote monitoring website on the internet by means of a radio connection to a local area network. The sensor has multiple magnetic sensors each in a different relative position. The sensors detect the position of the magnet when the magnet is within a certain distance. Several sensors may detect the magnet and each sensor's output will be proportional to the magnet's distance from it. Two or three sensor outputs are sufficient to interpolate the absolute position of the magnet and thus the fuel oil level in the tank. The controller has a scanning routine that samples the sensor outputs periodically and formats the data into an HTTP POST or PUT message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Arnold Stillman, Thomas Canino