Charles David Braun

US Patent:

8051882, Nov 8, 2011

Filed:

Oct 15, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/251887

Inventors:

Robert C. Koeninger - Fairfield OH, US
Charles A. Braun - Cincinnati OH, US

Assignee:

Dixon Valve and Coupling Company - Chestertown MD

International Classification:

B65B 1/30

US Classification:

141 95, 141 98

Abstract:

A system and method is provided to monitor a tanker truck. The system includes a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors configured to detect an event. The system also includes a monitoring unit electrically coupled with the plurality of sensors to detect the event. The monitoring unit includes a processing unit, a time module, and a memory, and is operable to time stamp data about the sensed event with information from the time module and store the detected and time stamped event in the memory. The system further includes a handheld data terminal configured to communicate with the monitoring unit. The handheld data terminal is operable to retrieve and display the stored event, and includes a processing unit, a memory, a user interface, a time module, and a display.

US Patent:

20120044068, Feb 23, 2012

Filed:

Oct 27, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/283033

Inventors:

Robert C. Koeninger - Fairfield OH, US
Charles A. Braun - Cincinnati OH, US

Assignee:

DIXON VALVE AND COUPLING COMPANY - Chestertown MD

International Classification:

G08B 19/00
G08B 1/08
G08B 21/00

US Classification:

34053911, 340540, 340521

Abstract:

A system and method is provided to monitor a tanker truck. The system includes a plurality of sensors, each of the plurality of sensors configured to detect an event. The system also includes a monitoring unit electrically coupled with the plurality of sensors to detect the event. The monitoring unit includes a processing unit, a time module, and a memory, and is operable to time stamp data about the sensed event with information from the time module and store the detected and time stamped event in the memory. The system further includes a handheld data terminal configured to communicate with the monitoring unit. The handheld data terminal is operable to retrieve and display the stored event, and includes a processing unit, a memory, a user interface, a time module, and a display.