Tanker truck manifold offloading systems and methods

This invention describes an automated system for offloading liquids from tanker trucks. When a truck is detected at an offloading station, a blower turns on to pull gases from an intermediate tank, preventing pressure buildup as liquid flows in. The blower turns off when no trucks are present, and a pump automatically empties the intermediate tank when it gets too full, stopping when the tank is mostly empty. The claims specifically describe a method using an intermediate tank for liquid-laden tanker trucks.

Why it matters: The cost and ease of integrating industrial sensors and control systems have continued to improve since 2022, making this level of automated process management more economically viable.

Status: Not in forceListed as no longer active. The specific reason is not in the record we hold.
How hard to build: ModerateSensors, blower, pump, tank, control logic

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