US 11,871,311 B2
Apparatus and method to detect foundation movement
Arlon Hill, Van Alstyne, TX (US); and Tony Cooper, Dallas, TX (US)
Assigned to Foundation Monitoring Systems, LLC, Irving, TX (US)
Filed by Foundation Monitoring Systems, LLC, Irving, TX (US)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/901,753.
Application 17/901,753 is a continuation of application No. 16/425,522, filed on May 29, 2019, granted, now 11,438,740.
Prior Publication US 2022/0417715 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. E02D 33/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); H04W 4/33 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/38 (2018.02) [E02D 33/00 (2013.01); H04W 4/33 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for monitoring movement of a foundation, comprising:
a receiver disposed on a platform off of the foundation, the platform stable relative to the foundation and comprising a frame of reference, wherein the receiver further comprises a transmitter;
an elevation sensor disposed on the foundation and configured to broadcast to the receiver a plurality of first signals representing a plurality of elevation measurements of the elevation sensor,
wherein the receiver is configured to generate, based on the plurality of first signals and the frame of reference, a plurality of second signals representing a plurality of elevation changes of the elevation sensor over time, relative to the frame of reference; and
a central station configured to receive, from the transmitter, the plurality of second signals.