US Patent Number
7886959
Publication Date
2-15-2011
Abstract
A security monitoring system provides for the secure transport of a bulk foodstuff container. The system includes an electromechanical locking mechanism allowing access by only authorized persons, a positional locator for determining the geographical position of the bulk foodstuff transport container, and a controller associated with the transport container. The controller controls operation of the electromechanical locking mechanism, stores data received from the electromechanical locking mechanism and the positional locator, and communicates with a remote data processor in near real time. A handheld user interface device is configured to control operation of the controller, to process and store data received from the controller, and to communicate with the remote data processor. Unique identifiers are provided for the bulk foodstuff transport container, the transport vehicle, any storage container from which or into which a bulk foodstuff is transferred, and any authorized operator of the security monitoring system.
Assignees
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, (US), University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., Louisville, KY (US), University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, KY (US)
Application Number
12/051,181
Filing Date
2008-03-19
Recommended Citation
Thompson, Christopher Dwight; Alexander, Suraj M.; Christ, William L.; Luck, Brian D.; Moore, James Ryan; Paschal, Jonathan C.; Payne, Frederick; Stombaugh, Timothy S.; Tabayehnejad, Nasrin; and Womble, Phillip C., "Security Monitoring System for a Bulk Foodstuff Transport Container" (2011). Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Patents. 2.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/bae_patents/2
