Patent ID: 9182313
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B61D,B61K,B61L,G01C,G01G,G01J,G01K,G01M,G01P,G01V

Abstract:
1. A system for tracking and detecting a condition of a tank car containing a hazardous commodity comprising: a) a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure within the tank car; b) a first temperature sensor adapted to measure a temperature outside of a tank of the tank car; c) a second temperature sensor adapted to measure a temperature inside of the tank of the tank car; d) a global positioning system transponder adapted to be positioned on the tank car; e) a microprocessor having a memory, said microprocessor and memory adapted to receive and store hazardous commodity emergency response data; f) a transceiver adapted to communicate with the pressure sensor, the first temperature sensor, the second temperature sensor, the global positioning system transponder, and the microprocessor so as to receive condition data from the pressure sensor, the first temperature sensor, the second temperature sensor, location data from the global positioning system transponder and the hazardous commodity emergency response data from the microprocessor memory; g) said transceiver adapted to transmit the condition data, the location data and the hazardous commodity emergency response data to a receiving station remote from the tank car.