ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,269, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to TORC ROBOTICS INC. (Blacksburg, Va.).
"Systems and methods of detecting fluid release" was invented by Joseph Fox-Rabinovitz (Blacksburg, Va.) and Walter Grigg (Blacksburg, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fluid release detection is provided. A vehicle can determine, via a first sensor, a flow rate of a first fluid, such as a headspace gas, between an environment and a reservoir of the vehicle. The vehicle can receive a fluid consumption rate for a second fluid, such as a hydrocarbon fuel associated with the reservoir. The vehicle can detect, based on the flow rate and the fluid consumption r...