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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161825 | Orifice fitting with a drainage system An orifice fitting having a drainage system. In some embodiments, the orifice fitting includes a housing having a chamber therein, a flow path extending through the chamber, an orifice plate moveable between a first position in the flow path and a second position ou... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8065924 | Cassette for differential pressure based medication delivery flow sensor assembly for medication delivery monitoring and method of making the same A disposable assembly for use with a sensor assembly, and method for making the same, the disposable comprises a body, a flow restricting element, and a fluid pressure membrane. The body has a lid portion and a base portion. The body defines a fluid flow passage tha... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8006572 | Differential-pressure flow meter and flow-rate controller A differential-pressure flow meter is capable of easily eliminating adhesion to an orifice of an extraneous material. The differential-pressure flow meter includes: a pair of pressure sensors provided on a straight pipe part of a main fluid channel; an orifice unit ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7891256 | Differential-pressure flow meter having a main control board in a space in a base member A compact differential-pressure flow meter with reduced wiring is provided. The differential-pressure flow meter has first and second pressure sensors 12A and 12B fixed to a base member 14 on upstream and downstream sides of an orifice member | 02/22/2011 |
| 7878074 | Eccentric load sensing device used to sense differential pressures A differential pressure sensor positioned adjacent a first pressure chamber and a second pressure chamber separated by a nozzle. Flow in a conduit is determined by detecting the pressure on either side of a nozzle. Changes in pressure are proportional to a change in... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7798016 | Flow sensor with double obstruction The present invention refers to a flow sensor with double obstruction disclosing a simple and innovative structure, able to promote a series of advantages and new technical effects from the combination of fixed and variable obstruction elements. More particularly, t... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7607361 | Sonar circumferential flow conditioner Methods and apparatus enable measuring flow of a fluid within a conduit. For example, flowmeters may measure the velocity of production fluid flowing through production pipe of an oil/gas well. The flowmeters rely on detection of pressure variations generated as a r... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7607360 | Adaptor for flow sensor In an adaptor for a flow sensor, a tubular body is adapted to allow respiratory gas to pass through. At least one fluid-resistant member is disposed in the tubular body. At least two pairs of first passages are formed in the fluid-resistant member and adapted to lea... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7340966 | Sensor with water ingress protection A gas monitoring system that comprises a sensor, a first valve, and a second valve. The sensor is disposed within a sensor housing that has an inlet and an outlet. The sensor generates a signal based on a characteristic of a gas within the housing. The first valve i... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7302944 | Barrel and ball sizer for paint-ball gun A ball sizer for a paint-ball gun includes a bore having an entrance. In the preferred embodiment, the bore has a chamfer, which in turn has a smooth transition from the entrance to the bore of the sizer. The transition may define a section of a parabola, a section ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7257495 | Flow meter filter system and method A flow meter filter system (200) according to an embodiment of the invention includes a noise pass filter (203) configured to receive a first version of a flow meter signal and filter out the flow meter data from the flow meter signal to leave a noise ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255012 | Process fluid flow device with variable orifice A process device providing total fluid flow control is provided. The device includes a closure mechanism disposed in a flow conduit. The closure mechanism, which is preferably an iris-type diaphragm, provides a variable internal diameter. The device includes a diffe... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243035 | System and method for mass flow detection device calibration Systems and methods for correcting measurements of fluid flow using device-specific information to compensate for differences between individual devices of the same design. In one embodiment, a method includes providing device-specific calibration data; sensing a fl... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7155956 | Medium, method and system for proving a turbine meter A novel medium, method and system for proving a turbine meter for use with natural gas. The novel test medium is a gas having the following characteristics: (a) Density>2×Density of Natural Gas; (b) Dynamic Viscosity | 01/02/2007 |
| 7118473 | Air velocity control unit and air conditioning system having the same An air velocity control unit includes first bars fixed using a frame. Second bars are disposed below the first bars. The second bars are alternatively arranged between the first bars. The second bars are connected with each other. The unit further includes a control... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 and rear ends of the tube are separated from each other, and two pair... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7051765 | Balanced orifice plate An orifice plate for use in a conduit through which fluid flows is defined by a central circular region having a radius R0 and a ring-shaped region surrounding the central circular region. The ring-shaped region has holes formed therethrough with those ho... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032463 | Respiratory flow sensor A respiratory tract differential-pressure flow sensor, including a tube having a distal end that is insertable into a respiratory tract, an interfering body disposed within the tube proximal to the distal end and having a first edge facing one end of the tube and a ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7024945 | Flow sensing apparatus A flow sensing apparatus for detecting fluid flow rate and direction is described. The flow sensing apparatus includes a flow-responsive element projecting into the fluid flow path, and a position sensor which detects the degree and direction of any change in positi... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7006896 | Sealant dispensing correction method As the command signal to a unit for dispensing sealant is modified, the pressure range for the calibrated point is either extrapolated or interpolated as necessary in order to achieve the correct flow rate. As a result, each time the unit dispenses, it is also recal... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6990851 | Microfluidic viscometer Microfluidic devices, systems, and methods measure viscosity, flow times, and/or other flow characteristics within the channels, and the measured flow characteristics can be used to generate a desired flow. Multi-reservoir pressure modulator and pressure controller ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6992590 | Systems and methods for sensing a fluid supply status A system that includes a container containing a fluid, a fluid line coupled with the container, and a pump configured to pump the fluid out of the container through the fluid line. The system further includes a sensor that includes a wireless transmitter. The sensor... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6973833 | Wafer and method A wafer for placement in a pipe. The wafer includes a housing having an outer surface and an orifice adapted to allow fluid flowing in the pipe to pass through the housing. The housing has at least a first port extending into the housing from the outer surface for h... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6960241 | Paper trap A paper trap includes a trap chamber. An outlet of the trap chamber is preferably connected to an inlet of the exhaust bypass damper. An inlet of the trap chamber is coupled to dust capture hoods and an outlet of the bypass chamber is coupled to a dust collector. A ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6944530 | System and method for air flow and EGR flow estimation An exhaust gas recirculation system directs exhaust gasses from an exhaust manifold to an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The exhaust gasses travel from the exhaust manifold, first passing through a flow control valve and then through a measuring o... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938472 | Static pressure calculation from dynamic pressure for rotary air-data system and methodology therefor A Rotary Air-data System (RADS) periodically samples pressure data from a main rotor blade mounted pitot-scoop integrated with a high accuracy pressure sensor to compute a velocity vector that is resolvable into the aircraft's coordinate system. Mathematical techniq... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6912919 | Restriction flowmeter A restriction flowmeter including a cylinder through whose interior a fluid to be measured flows and a pipe for forming a restriction structure penetrating the cylinder in a direction perpendicular to the central axis of the cylinder, the pipe having a diameter smal... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6871666 | Bi-directional dual chamber orifice fitting Methods and apparatus for a bi-directional dual chamber orifice fitting comprising a body with a chamber in fluid communication with a flow bore. The fitting also comprises an orifice supported by an orifice plate carrier that is selectably disposable in the bore. I... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6857324 | Method and apparatus for measuring concentrations of components of fluid A method and an apparatus for measuring the concentrations of the components of a fluid are described, which can be used to measure the concentrations of the components continuously in real time and to monitor a high pressure gas, and is suitably used for in-line mo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6823743 | Method and apparatus for measuring concentrations of components of fluid A method and an apparatus for measuring the concentrations of the components of a fluid are described, which can be used to measure the concentrations of the components continuously in real time and to monitor a high pressure gas, and is suitably used for in-line mo... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6799477 | Flow metering device for landfill gas extraction well A coupling having an integral orifice plate engages upstream and downstream segments of a landfill piping system. Upstream and downstream ports are respectively formed through the walls of the coupling adjacent the orifice plate. The difference in pressure at the po... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6755210 | Mass flow controller The present invention provides a high-performance mass flow controller which is compact and lightweight, which has a flow path having a simple structure and which does not have dead space in which a fluid is likely to stagnate and cause the problem of contamination.... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6732596 | Critical gas flow measurement apparatus and method A gas mass flow meter includes an elongated channel extending through a high thermal mass body and a critical flow nozzle in a downstream portion of the channel. A heat exchanger is provided upstream in the channel. Gas is forced through the heat exchanger and the c... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6681189 | Method and system for determining flow rates and/or fluid density in single and multiple-phase flows utilizing discharge coefficient relationships According to one embodiment of the invention, a computerized method for determining a flow rate of a fluid flowing through a conduit having an obstruction flow meter includes receiving a ଲ ratio value indicative of a ଲ ratio of the obstruction... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6659095 | Diagnosis system for upstream gauge sensor, downstream absolute pressure sensor A method for controlling an engine during sensor degradation uses a remaining active sensor. The engine has an exhaust gas recirculation system utilizing pressure sensors upstream and downstream of an orifice. The downstream pressure sensor is coupled to ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6659091 | Method for compensating for abnormal changes in the gas flow passing through an exhaust gas recirculation line of an internal combustion engine The goal is to reliably diagnose and compensate for a change in the gas flow passing through an exhaust gas recirculation line. For this purpose, according to a first method, the mass flow passing through the exhaust gas recirculation line is derived as a... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6655207 | Flow rate module and integrated flow restrictor An integrated module is provided for measuring a flow rate of a fluid, whether gaseous or liquid, with a flow restrictor comprising a plurality of orifices adapted to a flow channel of the integrated module and a sensor mounted to measure a property of th... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6609058 | System and method for air flow and EGR flow estimation An exhaust gas recirculation systems directs exhaust gasses from an exhaust manifold to an intake manifold of an internal combustion engine. The exhaust gasses travel from the exhaust manifold, first passing through a flow control valve and then through a... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6591695 | Flow metering device for landfill gas extraction well A coupling having an integral orifice plate engages upstream and downstream segments of a landfill piping system. Upstream and downstream ports are respectively formed through the walls of the coupling adjacent the orifice plate. The difference in pressur... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6543297 | Process flow plate with temperature measurement feature A differential flow plate insertable into a flow path including a flow interrupter extending about an outer periphery of the flow path forming a constricted flow opening and a temperature sensor channel disposed proximate to the flow interrupter.... | 04/08/2003 |
