Methods and apparatuses for determining the volume of a substance in a flexible tank

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9618377
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14038201

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A flexible storage container may have a first footprint when empty, and retracts to a second footprint when filled with a substance. A load sensing apparatus used for determining the volume of the substance in the flexible storage container can include a first set of load-sensitive sensors arranged in at least a region of the first footprint external to the second footprint, and a second set of load-sensitive sensors arranged within the second footprint. The sensor data from the load-sensitive sensors can be used to create a pressure level profile, and the volume of the substance contained in the flexible storage container can be calculated from the pressure level profile.

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DRS SUSTAINMENT SYSTEMS INC201 EVANS LANE ST LOUIS MO 63121

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Garcia-Ortiz, Asdrubal St. Louis, US 20 288
Hollander, Matthew J St. Louis, US 2 7
Maciejewski, William F St. Louis, US 2 7
Weil, Roark D St. Louis, US 3 41

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