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7207229 |
Multiphase Coriolis flowmeter
A flowmeter is disclosed. The flowmeter includes a vibratable flowtube, and a driver connected to the flowtube that is operable to impart motion to the flowtube. A sensor is connected to the...
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7207228 |
Tracer airflow measurement system (TRAMS)
A method and apparatus for measuring fluid flow in a duct is disclosed. The invention uses a novel high velocity tracer injector system, an optional insertable folding mixing fan for homogenizing...
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7204158 |
Flow control apparatus and method with internally isothermal control volume for flow verification
An internally isothermal control volume of a flow verification system for measuring gas pressure drop relative to time to calculate flow rate has a thermal reservoir provided therein. The thermal...
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7204157 |
Modular utility meter
A modular utility meter, for example, a water meter, is provided which comprises a meter base and a meter head. The output signal from a transducer in the meter base is processed in the meter head...
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7204156 |
Fuel cell system having fluidic oscillation flow meter
An apparatus ( 10 ) is provided for determining the flow rate of a gas. The apparatus comprises a housing ( 12 ) forming a vaporization chamber ( 14 ) for converting a fluid into a gas vapor when...
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7204155 |
Method and apparatus for pressure control and flow measurement
A method and apparatus for gas control is provided. The apparatus may be used for controlling gases delivered to a chamber, controlling the chamber pressure, controlling the delivery of backside...
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7201068 |
Water cut meter for measurement of water in crude oil
An apparatus, systems, and methods for measuring an amount of oil in a flow of fluid are provided. A housing defines an interior passage configured to pass a flow of fluid. A capacitance sensor,...
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7201067 |
System and method for determining flow characteristics
A fluid flow probe including: first, second and third pressure sensors; a first port for communicating a first pressure to the first pressure sensor; a second port for communicating a second...
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7201066 |
System for automatic tire inflation
An apparatus and method for measuring gas flow rates and an improved automatic vehicle tire inflation system which utilizes the inventive gas flow measurement apparatus and method. The gas flow...
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7201065 |
Acoustic flow sensor
A fluid flow sensor uses pairs of acoustic transducers to generate quasi-helical acoustic beams reflected multiple times from an inside surface of a pipe. The transducers are arranged so that each...
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7201049 |
Pulsed thermistor sensor
A thermistor is pulsed with energy, and a time constant of decay of temperature is calculated based on measured resistance of the thermistor over a number of known intervals. The time constant is...
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7197943 |
Flow meter with cover plate having rubber filling plate with recessions
A flow meter comprising a tubular main-body and a cover plate formed by printed circuit board which carries two pressure sensing devices tightly packed by soft rubber material for sensing the...
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7197942 |
Apparatus for measuring velocity and flow rate of a fluid having a non-negligible axial mach number using an array of sensors
An apparatus 10 and method is provided that includes a spatial array of unsteady pressure sensors 15–18 placed at predetermined axial locations x 1 –x N disposed axially along a pipe 14 ...
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7197938 |
Contact-based transducers for characterizing unsteady pressures in pipes
A sensor head characterizes unsteady pressures in a fluid flowing within a pipe, as may be caused by one or both of acoustic waves propagating through the fluid within the pipe and/or pressure...
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7197407 |
Fuel tank level monitoring system and method
A method and system for monitoring a level of liquid fuel in a tank having a known capacity, wherein the tank fluidly communicates with a fuel supply line through which the fuel is delivered in...
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7194920 |
Sensor probe and pipeline construction and method
A sensor and carrier device are provided in combination with a pipeline for either placing a sensor element within the flow stream of the pipeline or a device to divert flow outside of the pipeline...
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7194919 |
Acoustically coupled ultrasonic transit time flow sensors
A transit time ultrasound sensor is employed for the measurement of liquid flow in a conduit, the sensor having an acoustic path formed of materials matched in ultrasound properties to the flow...
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7194918 |
Magnetoinductive flowmeter and method for operating a magnetoinductive flowmeter
A magnetoinductive flowmeter and a method for operating same utilizing a measuring tube through which flows an electrically conductive medium, as well as two measuring electrodes and a magnet with...
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7191667 |
Vibration meter and method of measuring a viscosity of a fluid
A vibration meter and a method of measuring a viscosity of a fluid flowing through a pipe are disclosed. The vibration meter comprises meter electronics and a transducer assembly with an...
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7191666 |
Check valve module for flow meters
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for improved check valve technology used in flow meters, particularly compound/combo meters. The improved check valve technology may be...
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7191100 |
Method and system for predictive physiological gating of radiation therapy
A method and system for physiological gating for radiation therapy is disclosed. A method and system for detecting and predictably estimating regular cycles of physiological activity or movements...
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7188534 |
Multi-phase coriolis flowmeter
A flowmeter is disclosed. The flowmeter includes a vibratable flowtube, and a driver connected to the flowtube that is operable to impart motion to the flowtube. A sensor is connected to the...
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7188531 |
Pressure gauge for use with sanitary conduit
A standard industrial pressure gauge is adapted for a sanitary conduit that has been provided with a tubular stub for mounting the gauge. A cylinder has a disk flange that mates with an upper...
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7186951 |
Sensor structure and sensor arrangement for measuring flow data on a flow body
Sensor structure of a flow body protruding into a current for carrying out measurements of flow states, containing a structural part ( 1 ) with at least two measuring orifices ( 5 ), to which...
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7185548 |
Apparatus and method for measuring flow between ends of a break in a fluid line
An apparatus and method for measuring fluid flow in a break between closely spaced confronting ends of a fluid line including first and second angularly extending conduit sections forming a...
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7185547 |
Extreme temperature clamp-on ultrasonic flowmeter transducer
A device for measuring flow in a pipe includes a first metal plate mounted to the pipe, the first metal plate including a first contact portion contacting a wall of the pipe and a first away...
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7182271 |
Apparatus and method for detecting liquid flow from a spray device
A flow sensor for detecting liquid flow generated by a spray device is non-invasive and capable of responding to rapid changes in the flow. The flow sensor includes a light emitter and a light...
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7181982 |
Coriolis mass flow measuring device
A Coriolis mass-flow/density meter includes at least one measuring tube through which a two, or more, phase medium during operation. A support means of the Coriolis mass-flow/density meter is fixed...
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7181981 |
Ultrasonic tomograph, system and method for ultrasonic tomographic measurement using same
The invention relates to an ultrasonic tomograph for spatial and temporal characterisation of fluids in motion such as air and water. This tomograph comprises a plurality of pairs of...
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7181980 |
Subsea multiphase flow meter detector retrievable electronics
An apparatus and a method for its use allow selective installation and removal of a canister such as one containing interface electronics to a mating connector on a housing, such as one containing...
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7181969 |
Ultrasonic test chamber for tray production system and the like
A method and apparatus for ultrasonic inspection of one or more objects in an object holder. In a first embodiment of the method, the objects are immersed in a tank containing coupling fluid and a...
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7181952 |
Characterization of mist sprays using a phase-doppler particle analyzer and an iso-kinetic sampling probe
A method for quantifying droplet fluxes of a water mist spray uses different measuring apparatuses and compares the measurements of the two apparatuses with one another. One of the measuring...
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7178410 |
Clogging detector for air filter
The detector for monitoring decrease in air flow rate due to air filter clogging. It is based on combination of three essential components: the air flow sensor, a threshold detector and an...
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7178409 |
Laminar flow meter or controller
Volumetric flow meters, volumetric flow controllers, mass flow meters, and mass flow controllers using a transverse laminar flow assembly are described. The flow assembly may be constructed from a...
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7178408 |
Sodar sounding of the lower atmosphere
A method and system for acoustically sounding the lower atmosphere involves the transmitting of an acoustic chirp and the processing of returned echoes and interference using wavelet and matched...
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7178407 |
Magnetic-inductive flow sensor and method for its manufacture
A flow sensor includes a measuring tube, made of essentially non-ferromagnetic material, for guiding the fluid, a magnetic circuit arrangement arranged on the measuring tube for producing and...
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7174791 |
Method and device for measuring airflows through HVAC grilles
A fan powered by a controlled external energy source and a flow measurement device measure the airflow exiting or entering grilles/registers of an HVAC system without impeding the airflow being...
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7174263 |
External volume insensitive flow verification
A flow verifier for in-situ verification of a device under test (DUT), including an inlet connectable to a DUT, an outlet connectable to a vacuum pump for drawing gas through the DUT and the flow...
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7171860 |
Attachment and coriolis mass flowmeter with this attachment
A description is given of a Coriolis mass flowmeter, with a measuring pipe oscillating in coupled flexural and torsional modes. Mechanically connected to the measuring pipe is an attachment which...
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7171859 |
Process meter for measuring at least one physical process variable of a medium stored in a container or flowing in a line
A process meter for measuring at least one physical process variable of a medium stored in a container or flowing in a line, comprising: a transducer including a sensor arrangement providing...
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7171852 |
Gas meter operation tracking assembly
A tracking assembly and method for tracking the operation of a rotary gas meter that has a driven member includes a connecting member, a gear assembly and a mechanical counter. The connecting...
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7168334 |
Arrangement for measuring a property of a fluid present in a tube
Apparatus for measuring a property of a fluid is provided including a tube for retaining the fluid, the tube including a lateral access opening and a domed portion including a sealing surface on...
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7168330 |
Multi-parametric media transducer
A multi-parametric transducer is provided. In one aspect of the invention, the multi-parametric transducer includes an enclosure having an inner bore that defines a port, an inner chamber coaxial...
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7168329 |
Low mass Coriolis mass flowmeter having a low mass drive system
A Coriolis mass flowmeter ( 300 ) having a low mass drive system comprising a driver coil (D) for vibrating flow tube means ( 102 ). The Coriolis mass flowmeter does not use a magnet affixed to the...
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7168328 |
Measuring device for determining the mass rate of flow of a mass flow
The invention relates to a measuring device for determining the mass rate of flow of a mass flow, especially for measuring a flow of bulk material. An impeller wheel ( 2 ), which is connected to...
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7165464 |
Apparatus and method for providing a flow measurement compensated for entrained gas
A apparatus 10,110 is provided that measures the speed of sound and/or vortical disturbances propagating in a fluid or mixture having entrained gas/air to determine the gas volume fraction of the...
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7165463 |
Determination of young's modulus and poisson's ratio of coatings from indentation data
A method is provided for determining Young's modulus and, if desired, Poisson's ratio of a coating on a substrate wherein load-displacement indentation data in the elastic region (either elastic...
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7162931 |
Apparatus for controlling temperature of an inline measuring device
The apparatus includes at least one heat exchanger secured on an inline measuring device. Temperature-control fluid flows through a heat exchanger, at least at times during operation, for the...
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7162930 |
Ultrasonic sensor
There are provided an ultrasonic transducer that performs transmission and/or reception of an ultrasonic wave, and a propagation medium portion that forms a propagation path of the ultrasonic wave....
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7162921 |
Measuring device for measuring the volume flow or the substance properties of a gas, whose direction of flow can reverse
A device for measuring the volume flow or other substance properties of a gas, whose direction of flow can reverse. The arrangement contains a specially designed Y-piece, which is used for...
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