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7111519 Tube assembly and method  
A flow sensor tube assembly includes a base member having first and second generally opposing sides. An opening extends through the base member, and an end of a flow sensor tube is received in the...
7110899 Phase measurement in measuring device  
Methods and apparatus for determining the phase of a signal in a measurement device having a digital signal processor are described. The signal is digitised and the digitised signal, or a signal...
7110893 Method and apparatus for measuring a parameter of a fluid flowing within a pipe using an array of sensors  
Various methods are described which increase the efficiency and accuracy of a signal processor in determining parameters of a fluid using signals output by a spatial array of sensors disposed along...
7107860 Flow meter using an expanded tube section and sensitive differential pressure measurement  
A method and apparatus for measuring the flow rate of a fluid within tubing disposed within a downhole wellbore. The present invention provides an inverse Venturi meter inserted within tubing with...
7107859 Ultrasonic seepage meter  
An ultrasonic flow meter has been adapted for such measurements in the submarine environment. Connected to a collection funnel, the meter houses two piezoelectric transducers mounted at opposite...
7106054 Device for sensing a rotary member such as a water meter turbine  
A device for sensing the rotation of a member rotating about an axis XX′ comprises m proximity sensors situated in a plane perpendicular to the axis XX′ and in m radial directions, m being an...
7104143 Oscillating vane actuator apparatus and method for active flow control  
An oscillating vane actuator for active control of fluid flow over a surface includes a pivoted vane surrounded by a wedge-shaped chamber, and first and second conduits with openings adjacent the...
7100456 Magnetic circuit arrangement for a sensor having electrical leads attached to the mounting support  
A mount for electrical leads to a vibration-type sensor and/or for coils on a vibration-type sensor. The mount includes at least one resilient first arm attached to a first sensing tube of the...
7096744 Software correction method and apparatus for a variable orifice flow meter  
A method of improving the accuracy of a variable orifice flow meter that includes characterizing the flow coefficient of the flow meter orifice for different orifice openings and for different...
7096738 In-line annular seal-based pressure device  
A pressure sensor for measuring a pressure of a process fluid includes a vessel, an electrode and a diaphragm. The vessel receives the process fluid. The electrode is integral with an inner wall of...
7096135 Method and system for calculating the transit time of an ultrasonic pulse  
An automated method and system for calculating the transit time of a pulsed signal transmitted from a first ultrasonic transducer to a second ultrasonic transducer is provided. The method includes...
7093503 Variable phase turbine  
An axial flow turbine configured to accept different nozzles which are respectively compatible with different fluids (gas, liquid or mixture thereof). The turbine is compatible with different...
7093502 Ultrasonic gas flowmeter as well as device to measure exhaust flows of internal combustion engines and method to determine flow of gases  
An ultrasonic gas flowmeter includes a measuring pipe with flowing gas, transmitting and receiving sound transducers, transmission and reception electronics, and evaluation electronics. The sound...
7093501 Process and device for measuring flow parameters  
A process device and system for measuring flow parameters in flowing gases is provided in which a device for flow-induced sound generation is in the area of the flow to be measured. A measurement...
7093500 Tunable empty pipe function  
An electromagnetic flowmeter for measuring a flow rate of a fluid in a pipe is described. A pipe carries a fluid. A magnetic coil is disposed adjacent to the pipe for inducing a magnetic flux in...
7089805 Average bidirectional flow tube  
An average bidirectional flow tube, including a body having two side plates and upper and lower plates, a partition plate installed to be perpendicular to the side plates of the body so that front...
7089804 Method for thermal flow measurement with non constant heating pulses  
The invention relates to a process and a device for thermal measuring the flow rate (v) of a fluid ( 3 ). In conventional thermal sensors the heating power P is supplied in the form of rectangular...
7087177 Methods for determining flow rates of biological fluids  
A separation method comprises introducing a first fluid comprising first and second components having different density into a centrifugal field and allowing an interface to form between at least...
7086294 Retrievable downhole flow meter  
A well has a downhole flow meter that is installed in a sub in a string of tubing. The flow meter has a body having an external profile that lands on a landing profile in the sub. The body has a...
7085643 Device for estimating an amount of intake air of an internal combustion engine  
In a device for estimating an amount of intake air of an internal combustion engine, wherein an amount of intake air passing through the throttle valve is calculated by using of an upstream side...
7084363 Variable differential adjustor  
A variable differential adjustor for a fluid pressure-actuated switch, with the fluid, in the preferred form of the invention, being air. The restrictor has a restrictor housing with a fluid...
7082843 Fluid flow measurement device  
The invention is directed to a device for obtaining flow rate measurements including a sensor assembly and a housing. The sensor assembly includes a body defining a first fluid flow passage having...
7082842 Software correction method and apparatus for a variable orifice flow meter  
A method of improving the accuracy of a variable orifice flow meter that includes characterizing the discharge coefficient of the flow meter orifice for different orifice openings and for different...
7082841 Ultrasonic flowmeter  
An ultrasonic flowmeter includes a transmission/reception means provided in a flow path for performing transmission/reception using a state change of fluid; repetition means for repeating the...
7082840 Flanged vortex flowmeter with unitary tapered expanders  
A manufacturing procedure of a vortex flowmeter is disclosed that allows for assembly of a vortex sensor assembly with one of two or more unitary flowtubes that have bores that are smaller than the...
7080564 Vibratory transducer  
To conduct a fluid, the transducer has a flow tube which in operation is vibrated by an excitation assembly and whose inlet-side and outlet-side vibrations are sensed by means of a sensor...
7080563 Gas flow measurement apparatus and method for EVU light source  
A gas flow measurement apparatus measures flow of gas emitted from an EUV light source in a light source chamber that accommodates the EUV light source, and includes an absorber that receives light...
7080551 Fluid volume measuring apparatus with bubble in fluid  
A fluid volume measuring apparatus for measuring volume of fluid flowing out of a measured object includes a passage member that defines a measurement passage. The measurement passage is filled...
7079958 Method for operating a process-measuring device  
The process measuring device includes a flow sensor having a measuring tube, a sensor arrangement for producing a measurement signal, and an evaluation and operating circuit. The method serves to...
7078909 Flow-through conductivity sensor  
An improved flow-through conductivity sensor is provided. The sensor includes a current return path that has a current return conductor. At least one toroid of the sensor is removed from the flow...
7077014 Vibration-type measuring transducer  
For conveying a fluid, the measuring transducer is equipped with a measuring tube, which is held oscillatably in a support element and vibrates during operation. The measuring tube executes, during...
7077013 Device for measuring the weight flow rate of a mass flow  
Device for measuring a mass flow according to the Coriolis principle comprises impeller driven at a constant speed, on which the flow of materials is fed, redirected and accelerated, and whereby...
7077012 Wedge and wedge unit for use in ultrasonic doppler flow meter  
A wedge unit according to the present invention is used for an ultrasonic Doppler flow meter, being mounted on the outer wall of a pipe in which a fluid flows, supplying an ultrasonic wave to the...
7075653 Method and apparatus for laser-based remote methane leak detection  
A method and apparatus for remote laser-based detection of gas at levels exceeding natural background levels preferably utilizing wavelength modulated tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy....
7073396 Coriolis mass flowmeter  
A Coriolis mass flowmeter incorporates a measuring tube for guiding a flowing medium, a first oscillator for the oscillatory stimulation of the measuring tube, as well as a first oscillation sensor...
7073395 Ultrasonic flowmeter and ultrasonic flow rate measuring method  
An ultrasonic flowmeter of the present invention includes: first and second ultrasonic transducers that send and receive an ultrasonic wave and are arranged so as to form a propagation path for the...
7073394 Scalable averaging insertion vortex flow meter  
An insertion vortex flow meter for measuring a flow rate of a process fluid in a pipe has a mounting assembly, a shedding bar and a sensor assembly. The mounting assembly is attached to a surface...
7073393 Magnetic flowmeter with built-in simulator  
A magnetic flowmeter transmitter includes a differential amplifier that senses an additive combination of actual flowmeter electrode outputs and simulated electrode outputs. The differential...
7073392 Methods and apparatus for pressure compensation in a mass flow controller  
Performance of mass flow controller may be vulnerable to pressure transients in a flow path to which the controller is coupled for the purpose of controlling the fluid flow. A system and method are...
7073386 Multi-bore pressure sensing probe  
A pressure sensing probe having a probe body defining at least two bores communicating with respective bore entrance openings and bore exit openings therein for receiving a fluid flow into the bore...
7070324 Method and device for system and/or process monitoring  
The invention relates to a method and to a device for system- and/or process-monitoring in connection with a measurement apparatus that determines/monitors at least one process parameter of a...
7069793 Ultrasonic flow meter and ultrasonic sensor  
An ultrasonic flow meter for measuring a flow rate in a flow path is provided having ultrasonic sensors each of which includes a semicircular or substantially circular disk shaped transducer. Such...
7066972 Continuous tracer generation apparatus  
The invention provides an apparatus for online and on-site tracer generation for tagging natural gas stored in underground storage fields wherein feedstock is drawn from a feedstock source. The...
7062977 Vibratory transducer  
The transducer ( 1 ) has at least one at least temporarily vibrating flow tube ( 101 ) of predeterminable lumen for conducting a fluid. The flow tube ( 101 ) communicates with a connected pipe via...
7062976 Apparatus and method of measuring gas volume fraction of a fluid flowing within a pipe  
An apparatus 10,110 is provided that measures the speed of sound or acoustic disturbances propagating in a fluid or mixture having entrained gas/air to determine the gas volume fraction of the...
7059200 Flow measurement system and method  
Flow measurement systems and techniques may allow flow information to be wirelessly transmitted. The systems and techniques may include a meter index cover and a wireless meter transmitter adapter....
7059199 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...
7058549 Apparatus and method for measuring unsteady pressures within a large diameter pipe  
An apparatus 10 is provided that includes a spatial array of at least two unsteady pressure sensors 18–21 placed at predetermined axial locations x 1 –x N disposed axially along a pipe 14...
7058523 Electricity meter having gas consumption correction processing  
A metering arrangement includes a meter housing, a source of energy signals, a source of gas flow signals, a source of temperature signals, and a processing circuit. The meter housing is securedly...
7056085 Methods and apparatus for sensing parameters of air flows  
A vane assembly includes a vane having a main axis, a first passageway within the vane substantially parallel to the main axis, and a second passageway aligned with the first passageway. The vane...