Patent ID: 9169032
Filing Date: 2015-10-27
Classification: B65B,G01D,G01F

Abstract:
1. The method for monitoring the volume of grain being stored in a grain storage bin comprising the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of cables of a length sufficient to reach from a support member proximate a roof to a location proximate a floor of a grain storage bin, the cables each having a plurality of proximity sensors affixed thereto at regularly spaced intervals along the length of the cables; (b) suspending each of the cables to a support structure disposed proximate the roof of the grain storage bin so the cables extend downward a predetermined distance toward the floor thereof at predetermined, spaced-apart locations there within; (c) providing an electronic circuit coupled to receive input signals from said proximity sensors and for telemetering proximity sensor state information to a remote computing and display device; (d) programming the remote computing and display device to compute and display at least one of a level of grain contained within the grain storage bin and a volume measured in bushels of the grain.