ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,309, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to SSI Technologies LLC (Janesville, Wis.).
"Biodiesel fluid sensor" was invented by Gregory P. Murphy (Midland City, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid sensor that in some instances includes a target; a temperature sensor; a transducer positioned opposite the target at a fixed, predetermined distance from the target and configured to generate an ultrasonic sound, receive an echo of the ultrasonic sound, and output a signal based on the echo; a sensing area located between the transducer and the target; a capacitor; and an electronic processor electrically connected to the temperature senso...