Patent ID: 7864064
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
1. A system for enclosing materials, detecting characteristics of the enclosed materials, detecting materials escaped from enclosures, and transmitting multiple types of data relating to the enclosed and escaped materials, said system comprising: (a) a first set of enclosures enclosing materials having temperatures within said first set of enclosures; (b) a second set of enclosures enclosing materials having levels within said second set of enclosures; (c) a third set of enclosures enclosing materials having pressures within said third set of enclosures; (d) a fourth set of enclosures enclosing one or more of the first, second, and third sets of enclosures; (e) a first set of detectors in communication with the first set of enclosures detecting temperatures of the materials within the first set of enclosures; (f) a second set of detectors in communication with the second set of enclosures detecting levels of the materials within the second set of enclosures; (g) a third set of detectors in communication with the third set of enclosures detecting pressures within the third set of enclosures; (h) a fourth set of detectors in communication with the fourth set of enclosures detecting (1) temperatures outside one or more of the first, second, and third sets of enclosures within one or more enclosures of the fourth set of enclosures, and (2) material escaped from within at least one or more of the first, second, and third set of enclosures; (i) a first set of transmitters in communication with the first set of detectors transmitting signals relative to temperatures of material detected within the first set of enclosures; (j) a second set of transmitters in communication with the second set of detectors transmitting signals relative to levels of material detected within the second set of enclosures; (k) a third set of transmitters in communication with the third set of detectors for transmitting signals relative to pressures detected within the third set of enclosures; (l) a fourth set of transmitters in communication with the fourth set of detectors transmitting signals relative to (1) temperatures outside one or more of the first, second, and third sets of enclosures and within one or more enclosures of the fourth set of enclosures, and (2) material escaped from within at least one or more of the first, second, and third sets of enclosures; and (m) a central processing location receiving signals from the first, second, third and fourth sets of transmitters.