US 11,941,717 B2
Liquified petroleum gas delivery vehicle comprising remotely controlled and encrypted authorized dispensing to stationary storage tanks
José Luis Rojas Calderón, San Luis Potosí (MX); Pedro Gabay Villafaña, San Luis Potosí (MX); and Agustin Gabriel Rojas Calderón, San Luis Potosí (MX)
Assigned to EDISON EFFECT COMPANY SAPI DE CV, (MX); and CONTROLES VOLUMÉTRICOS ENERGÉTICOS SA DE CV, (MX)
Filed by EDISON EFFECT COMPANY SAPI DE CV, San Luis Potosí (MX); and CONTROLES VOLUMÉTRICOS ENERGÉTICOS SA DE CV, Cdmx (MX)
Filed on Apr. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/238,619.
Claims priority of application No. MX/A/2020/004235 (MX), filed on Apr. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0334927 A1, Oct. 28, 2021
Int. Cl. G06Q 50/28 (2012.01); B60P 3/22 (2006.01); G01F 15/00 (2006.01); G01F 15/061 (2022.01); G01F 23/62 (2006.01); G05B 19/416 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/10 (2023.01); G06Q 50/06 (2012.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01)
CPC G06Q 50/28 (2013.01) [B60P 3/228 (2013.01); G01F 15/005 (2013.01); G01F 15/061 (2013.01); G01F 23/62 (2013.01); G05B 19/416 (2013.01); G05D 7/0635 (2013.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06313 (2013.01); G06Q 10/103 (2013.01); H04W 4/38 (2018.02); H04W 4/44 (2018.02); G05B 2219/37371 (2013.01); G06Q 50/06 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
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1. A monitoring and remote control system for supplying a fluid from a vehicle to a stationary tank to be supplied or refueled with said fluid, the monitoring and remote control system comprising:
a vehicle having a tank with a fluid level sensor and an output line;
the output line having: a solenoid valve configured to allow or deny the flow of the fluid through said output line, a flowmeter configured to measure the amount of the fluid flowing through said output line, a connector on a distal end of said output line, the connector configured to couple with an entry port of the stationary tank;
at least one mobile computing device configured for wireless communication and having a memory and a processor;
a central computing station having at least one computer device configured for wireless communication with the at least one mobile computing device;
a first manager having hardware, software, power supply, an antennae module and switching means and coupled with the solenoid valve and configured for wireless communication with the at least one mobile computing device;
a second manager having hardware, software, an antennae module, and a power supply, and coupled with the flowmeter and configured for wireless communication with the at least one mobile computing device;
a third manager having hardware, software, an antennae module, and a power supply and coupled to the fluid level sensor and configured for wireless communication with the at least one mobile computing device;
wherein at least one mobile computing device is configured to send an authorization request to the central computing station to allow the fluid to flow from the vehicle tank to the stationary tank, and in response the central computing station is configured to grant or deny authorization;
wherein the central computing station computer device sends the request response to the at least one mobile computing device;
wherein if the request is authorized, the at least one mobile computing device activates the solenoid valve by means of an encrypted signal which is sent to the first manager which decrypts the signal and activates the switching means that energize the solenoid valve allowing the flow of fluid from the vehicle tank to the stationary tank;
wherein the second manager sends fluid flow readings provided by the flowmeter to the at least one mobile computing device;
wherein the third manager sends vehicle tank fluid level readings provided by the level sensor to the at least one mobile computing device;
wherein the flowmeter readings provided by the second manager and vehicle tank fluid level sensor provided by the third manager are received in real time by the at least one mobile computing device as a security system configured to ensure the fluid withdrawn from the vehicle tank is placed in the stationary tank without diversion or leakage while the fluid is supplied from the vehicle tank to the stationary tank.