US3312106A
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Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-12-07
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Granted: 1967-04-04
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Expires: 1984-12-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Davis Merlin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 03:31
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01F; G01F1/00; G01F1/05; G01F1/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A DEVICE TO MEASURE THE RATE OF FLOW OF FLUIDS COMPRISING: (A) FLUID SUPPLY MEANS FOR SUPPLYING FLUID AT A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT RATE OF FLOW; (B) BIFURCATED CONDUIT MEANS TERMINATING IN JUXTAPOSED OPPOSITELY DIRECTED OUTLETS ADAPTED TO BE INJECTED INTO A FLUID STREAM, THE AXIS OF EACH OF SAID OUTLETS BEING IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE FLOW OF THE FLUID STREAM, SAID FLUID SUPPLY MEANS CONNECTED TO THE INLET OF SAID BIFURCATED CONDUIT MEANS TO SUPPLY FLUID TO THE FLUID STREAM THROUGH SAID CONDUIT MEANS; (C) A ROTAMETER FOR MEASURING THE RATE OF FLOW OF THE FLUID STREAM DISPOSED IN ONE BRANCE OF SAID BIFURCATED CONDUIT MEANS AND INCLUDING MAGNETIC FLOAT MEANS; (D) DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMER MEANS DISPOSED ABOUT ONE BRANCH OF SAID BIFURCATED CONDUIT MEANS AND POSITIONED TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE CORE THEREOF SAID MAGNETIC FLOAT MEANS; AND (E) AMPLIFYING AND RECORDING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMER MEANS FOR MEASURING THE RATE OF FLOW OF A FLUID STREAM AS DETERMINED BY THE DISPLACEMENT OF SAID MAGNETIC FLOAT MEANS, SAID DISPLACEMENT BEING PROPORTIONAL TO THE UNBALANCE OF THE FLOW OF THE FLUID SUPPLY IN THE BIFURCATED CONDUIT MEANS CAUSED BY THE FLOW OF THE FLUID STREAM.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
198 words
A DEVICE TO MEASURE THE RATE OF FLOW OF FLUIDS COMPRISING: (A) FLUID SUPPLY MEANS FOR SUPPLYING FLUID AT A SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANT RATE OF FLOW; (B) BIFURCATED CONDUIT MEANS TERMINATING IN JUXTAPOSED OPPOSITELY DIRECTED OUTLETS ADAPTED TO BE INJECTED INTO A FLUID STREAM, THE AXIS OF EACH OF SAID OUTLETS BEING IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THE FLOW OF THE FLUID STREAM, SAID FLUID SUPPLY MEANS CONNECTED TO THE INLET OF SAID BIFURCATED CONDUIT MEANS TO SUPPLY FLUID TO THE FLUID STREAM THROUGH SAID CONDUIT MEANS; (C) A ROTAMETER FOR MEASURING THE RATE OF FLOW OF THE FLUID STREAM DISPOSED IN ONE BRANCE OF SAID BIFURCATED CONDUIT MEANS AND INCLUDING MAGNETIC FLOAT MEANS; (D) DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMER MEANS DISPOSED ABOUT ONE BRANCH OF SAID BIFURCATED CONDUIT MEANS AND POSITIONED TO INCLUDE WITHIN THE CORE THEREOF SAID MAGNETIC FLOAT MEANS; AND (E) AMPLIFYING AND RECORDING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMER MEANS FOR MEASURING THE RATE OF FLOW OF A FLUID STREAM AS DETERMINED BY THE DISPLACEMENT OF SAID MAGNETIC FLOAT MEANS, SAID DISPLACEMENT BEING PROPORTIONAL TO THE UNBALANCE OF THE FLOW OF THE FLUID SUPPLY IN THE BIFURCATED CONDUIT MEANS CAUSED BY THE FLOW OF THE FLUID STREAM.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2009427A
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