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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7219730 | Smart cementing systems The present invention provides methods and apparatus for determining the location of an apparatus in a wellbore. The method includes lowering the apparatus with a conveying member and measuring a parameter associated with the conveying member. Thereafter, the measur... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7155364 | Measuring instrument A measuring instrument (1) has an arm (4) having a detector at a distal end thereof, and an arm guide (53) supporting the arm (4) in a manner movable in the axial direction thereof, the measuring instrument measuring a dimension of a work... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7021165 | Sensor insertion and removal apparatus and methods using the same A sensor insertion and removal apparatus for inserting and/or removing a sensor into/from a chamber having at least one sensor port. The apparatus has a port collar configured to connect near to or at the sensor port of the chamber and to allow the sensor to pass th... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6973748 | Paintball guns A paintball gun trigger system includes a trigger, an emitter arranged to emit light and collector arranged to receive an amount of the light that varies with the position of the trigger and produce a signal that varies with the position of the trigger. A controller... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974317 | Lightweight concrete composite blocks An apparatus for manufacturing lightweight concrete composite blocks includes a form, a station conveyor, a form-loading station, a form assembly station, a curing oven, and a block removal station. The station conveyor conveys the form or a multitude of forms aroun... | 12/13/2005 |
| 5243860 | Liquid level measurement The invention relates to apparatus (1) for monitoring the level of a liquid within a vessel (3). The apparatus comprises a surface following sensing head (5) adapted to follow the surface (7) of the liquid. A gauging head (9) is mounted outside the vessel... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5166589 | Level probe for a shaft furnace A probe includes a probe foot which is suspended on a cable or a chain attached to a winding drum mounted in a sealed casing above the furnace and which communicates with the interior of the latter via a vertical sleeve passing through the upper wall of t... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5136883 | Liquid level gage system A liquid level gage system is disclosed. This system includes a displacer secured to a cable and movable in response to winding or unwinding said cable around or from around a rotatable drum. The rotatable drum is coupled to a driven shaft, and a drive as... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5058288 | Plumb bob device for determining the bed height of bulk material in a shaft furnace The present invention pertains to a plumb bob device for determining the bed height of bulk material in a shaft furnace. The winding drum 1 for unwidning and rewinding a cable 5 or a chain with a plumb bob 6 suspended at its end is driven by a hydraulic m... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5012589 | Displacement servo gauge A level gauge is used on a tank containing a liquid. The gauge utilizes a displacer suspended on a support wire or tape which is wound on a storage wheel. The storage wheel is balanced by a counterweight. Any change in liquid level results in an imbalance... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4924596 | Method for correcting slippage during wireline depth measurements A method for measuring wireline depths in a borehole using paired encoder wheels frictionally engaging the wireline is disclosed. The method allows for the correction of the measurement from a slipping encoder wheel without corrupting the measurement from... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4910878 | Suspended-cable apparatus for measuring level of material in a storage vessel Apparatus for indicating level of material comprises a cable vertically suspended so as to contact and be surrounded by the material. The cable is suspended from a cam follower mechanism that engages a cam coupled to a motor for selectively introducing sl... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4875295 | Drop-weight material level indicator A drop-weight material level indicator in which a spool is mounted above material whose level is to be sensed and is coupled to a motor for selectively unwinding and winding a drop line wound on the spool. The drop line is trained over an idler pulley car... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4702009 | Device for measuring the level of a material stored in a tank An indicator device is disclosed that is useful for measuring the level of a material stored in a tank. The device includes a stationary tubular section that fastens into the top wall of the tank. One or more tubular sections of smaller diameter are made ... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4574494 | Device for determining the profile of the charging surface of a shaft furnace An apparatus for determining the charging profile on the charging surface of a shaft furnace is presented. The apparatus consists of a plurality of level probes, each probe including a weight which is suspended vertically above the charging surface on the... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4515350 | Simultaneous multi-point sounding apparatus A simultaneous multiple points sounding apparatus, comprising a plurality of weights to be suspended on burden charged in a furnace, a plurality of wire ropes attached to the weights with their one ends and extending at their other ends outside of the fur... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4471656 | Apparatus for fluid mass measurement Apparatus for measuring the total mass of the fluid in a container, having pressure responsive, density determination means adapted to determine the localized density of the fluid as a function of pressure differential between two closely spaced, vertical... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4262854 | Level winding reel mechanism for a bin level indicator The level winding reel mechanism comprises a frame, a winding reel rotatably mounted on the frame, a line connected to the reel and adapted to be wound thereon, and a pulley rotatably mounted on the frame for guiding the line to the reel, the pulley havin... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4255859 | Drop-weight material level indicator A drop-weight type material level indicator apparatus, method and system wherein an optical disc rotationally coupled to an idler pulley in a modular sensor unit mounted at the top of a material storage bin generates counting pulses as a cable trained ove... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4236314 | Electromechanical filling-level measurement An electromechanical filling level measuring apparatus for the intermittent measurement of the filling level in a container with the help of a measuring tape that is wound on a spool driven by an electric motor and to the lower end of which a sensing weig... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4200982 | Apparatus for automatically sensing and recording data in a sewage system The specification discloses a control module having circuitry for generating control and timing signals and for receiving digital data. A plurality of sensor modules are connected to the control module and each contains devices for sensing various physica... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4188726 | Level-determining device A level determining-device wherein a chain is suspended from a mechanism which is adapted to raise and lower the chain. Means are provided for sensing the weight of a part of the chain hanging freely from the mechanism, whereby the length of the freely ha... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4056887 | Device for the measurement of liquid level A system for determining remotely the distance from the bottom of a storage tank to the liquid-vapor interface of the stored liquid utilizing a pair of solid state electrical sensing elements whose electrical resistance varies as a function of element hea... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4045876 | Liquid level indicator and flow measuring device A liquid level indicator and flow measuring device comprising a portable housing adapted to be removably mounted in a man-hole and which has a liquid level sensing probe extending downwardly therefrom. The probe is periodically lowered, by the control mea... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4013944 | Pressure insensitive system for measuring the length of a cable deployed underwater using magnet actuated reed switches A pressure insensitive counter for a towed array deployed underwater provs accurate readings of the deployment of the array from a winch. Several magnets are carried on the side of a fairlead sheeve to actuate associated reed switches as the magnets pass... | 03/22/1977 |
