<s>
The	B-Algorithm
Verifier	I-Algorithm
refers	O
to	O
a	O
proprietary	O
fuel	O
gauge	O
technology	O
,	O
used	O
for	O
advanced	O
measurement	O
of	O
heating	O
oil	O
in	O
residential	O
and	O
commercial	O
tanks	O
ranging	O
from	O
1,000	O
–	O
20,000	O
gallons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
developed	O
in	O
2005	O
,	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Energy	O
Group	O
’s	O
Jerry	O
Pindus	O
,	O
Verifier	O
technology	O
was	O
granted	O
Patent	O
Approval	O
11/095	O
,	O
914	O
as	O
“	O
The	B-Algorithm
Verifier	I-Algorithm
Digital	O
Fuel	O
Gauge	O
”	O
from	O
The	O
United	O
States	O
Patent	O
and	O
Trademark	O
Office	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Algorithm
Verifier	I-Algorithm
is	O
also	O
ETL	O
SEMKO	O
certified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Algorithm
Verifier	I-Algorithm
makes	O
use	O
of	O
ultrasound	B-Application
technology	O
,	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
using	O
high-intensity	O
acoustic	O
energy	O
which	O
is	O
above	O
the	O
limits	O
of	O
human	O
hearing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
done	O
for	O
other	O
fields	O
,	O
ultrasound	B-Application
technology	O
offers	O
unprecedented	O
access	O
and	O
accuracy	O
with	O
The	B-Algorithm
Verifier	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
ultrasonic	O
ping	O
is	O
sent	O
from	O
the	O
device	O
to	O
the	O
heating	O
oil	O
,	O
an	O
echo	O
is	O
received	O
back	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Algorithm
Verifier	I-Algorithm
’s	O
complex	O
,	O
patented	O
algorithm	O
then	O
figures	O
the	O
time	O
between	O
when	O
the	O
ping	O
was	O
sent	O
and	O
the	O
echo	O
received	O
,	O
compensating	O
for	O
oil	O
temperature	O
variations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
history	O
of	O
ultrasound	B-Application
technology	O
began	O
in	O
1794	O
,	O
when	O
Italian	O
Lazzaro	O
Spallanzani	O
(	O
17291799	O
)	O
first	O
noticed	O
the	O
phenomenon	O
in	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
human	O
application	O
of	O
ultrasound	B-Application
technology	O
developed	O
remarkably	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
100	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
influenced	O
heavily	O
by	O
World	O
War	O
I	O
and	O
by	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
Sonar	B-Application
,	O
or	O
sound	O
navigation	O
and	O
ranging	O
,	O
was	O
utilized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
World	O
War	O
II	O
,	O
applications	O
of	O
ultrasound	B-Application
developed	O
,	O
transforming	O
many	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2005	O
,	O
building	O
owner	O
Mike	O
Laub	O
,	O
of	O
The	O
Realty	O
Group	O
,	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
person	O
to	O
use	O
The	B-Algorithm
Verifier	I-Algorithm
to	O
detect	O
a	O
heating	O
oil	O
theft	O
in	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Algorithm
Verifier	I-Algorithm
alerted	O
his	O
management	O
company	O
that	O
the	O
wrong	O
quantity	O
of	O
oil	O
had	O
been	O
delivered	O
and	O
later	O
detected	O
the	O
driver	O
trying	O
to	O
“	O
undo	O
the	O
crime	O
”	O
by	O
pouring	O
hundreds	O
of	O
gallons	O
into	O
the	O
building	O
’s	O
tank	O
at	O
2	O
AM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
increased	O
interest	O
in	O
The	B-Algorithm
Verifier	I-Algorithm
as	O
a	O
theft	O
deterrent	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Algorithm
Verifier	I-Algorithm
is	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
monitor	O
and	O
measure	O
the	O
incremental	O
use	O
of	O
oil	O
,	O
providing	O
daily	O
summaries	O
and	O
alerts	O
for	O
low	O
oil	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
York	O
State	O
Department	O
of	O
Environmental	O
Conservation	O
(	O
DEC	O
)	O
has	O
recommended	O
“	O
in-tank	O
monitoring	O
systems	O
,	O
”	O
like	O
The	B-Algorithm
Verifier	I-Algorithm
,	O
stating	O
that	O
“	O
electronic	O
systems	O
which	O
automatically	O
measure	O
tank	O
inventories	O
and	O
continuously	O
record	O
changes	O
…	O
supply	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
information	O
needed	O
to	O
perform	O
daily	O
reconciliations.	O
”	O
These	O
inventory	O
records	O
are	O
also	O
encouraged	O
by	O
major	O
oil	O
companies	O
and	O
the	O
American	O
Petroleum	O
Institute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Algorithm
Verifier	I-Algorithm
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
trend	O
toward	O
products	O
that	O
promote	O
building	O
sustainability	O
and	O
a	O
reduction	O
in	O
carbon	O
emissions	O
.	O
</s>
