Class 73/272R - Element

Subclass of Class 73 - Measuring and testing
Definition: Meter subcombinations or elements of the type meter provided
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 10/04/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
8028573	Tool set for the insertion of a flow monitoring device in a fluid piping, and implementation method therefore The invention particularly relates to a tool set for setting-up a flow monitoring device (1) in a fluid piping (K). This tool set comprises at least one hollow semi-flexible hose (31) provided with a jack (33) bearing the device (1...	10/04/2011
7284455	Electronic environment sensing instrument having an analog indicator An electronic environment sensing instrument having an analog indicator has a casing having a front panel with a scale, an electronic sensing and driving assembly mounted in the casing, a needle and a DC power supply. The electronic driving indicator assembly has a ...	10/23/2007
6748802	Universal mounting bracket for coupling a water meter to a data logger A universal mounting bracket by which any one of a variety of conventional water meters for measuring the volume of water consumed by a user is mechanically coupled in close proximity to a conventional data logger that is adapted to transmit a signal to a remote rec...	06/15/2004
6530273	Metering device and method for delivering fluid employing a compensating element A metering device and method for delivering fluid that employs a compensating element. The metering device has a housing defining a fluid chamber that contains a pressurized fluid. The-housing further encloses an actuating drive, a valve needle and a comp...	03/11/2003
5357972	Disposable pneumotachograph flowmeter A disposable pneumotachograph flowmeter comprises first and second tubular mouthpiece members which, when juxtaposed relative to one another, sandwich a fabric screen made from a hydrophobic material therebetween. The screen may comprise a woven fabric fo...	10/25/1994
5046370	Flow meter with improved turbine blades Improved turbine comprising plural turbine blades supported by a turbine rotor of a flow meter, each turbine blade having a rounded leading edge, a feathered trailing edge, a concave top blade surface and a convex bottom blade surface, the turbine blade t...	09/10/1991
5024085	Signal pickup mechanism A magnetic signal pickup mechanism is presented. The mechanism comprises an orbiting mass fixedly coupled to a cyclically repetitively moving element which by moving through its cycle causes the mass to orbit. A relatively tight but slightly moveable wire...	06/18/1991
4911018	Flow meter bracket An improved bracket apparatus for measuring the flow rate of a fluid comprising an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit for the passage of fluid therethrough. Each conduit has a flange with bolt holes therein. The apparatus also includes a magnetic flowtub...	03/27/1990
4901567	Shaft device for a bellows-type gas meter A shaft device for a bellows-type gas meter. A first eccentric cam assembly and an element having a radial groove are both coupled to the shaft. A second eccentric cam assembly having an opening is placed on the shaft. A rotatable insert element is insert...	02/20/1990
4887469	High accuracy turbine flowmeter with optical sensor An electronic flowmeter system including a turbine flowmeter and a digital controller for making highly accurate flow measurements over a wide range of fluid flows and pressures is disclosed. The flowmeter preferably includes a body having a cylindrical b...	12/19/1989
4848148	Cyclic motion detection arrangement An arrangement for detecting cycles of operation of a positive displacement diaphragm gas meter sets up a magnetic field which is directed through the non-magnetic housing of the meter toward an internal cyclically moving ferromagnetic element of the mete...	07/18/1989
4831885	Acoustic wave supressor for Coriolis flow meter A Coriolis-type mass flowmeter in which the flow tube is vibrated at a resonance frequency approximately equal to the frequency for forced or natural vibration in a higher anti-symmetric mode, such as the second mode. In the preferred embodiment the flowm...	05/23/1989
4811600	Device for making flowmeter tamperproof A device of the antifraud sealing cap type in the form of a unit having: a covering skirt (5) provided on the inside face of its upper edge with recesses extended downward by hooks (9) able to engage in shoulder (3) of threaded lock nut (2) provided on th...	03/14/1989
4741216	Split flowtube for molten metal magnetic flowmeter A closed flowtube for measuring the volumetric flow rate of a conductive molten metal that can be split apart, to facilitate cleaning and repair, and then re-assembled....	05/03/1988
4614122	Fluid flow detector with adaptor The saddle of a fluid flow detector is held in sealing relation to a conduit through an adapter. The adapter has an aperture that mates with an aperture in the conduit through which the actuator of the detector extends. The adapter is fabricated of a suit...	09/30/1986
4532688	Method and apparatus for servicing fluid meters A fluid measuring device such as a gas meter may be disconnected from its associated inlet and outlet conduits and may either be replaced or serviced without replacement without interrupting service to a point of use by enclosing the meter to be replaced ...	08/06/1985
4453417	Unitized measurement instrument connector apparatus For use in connecting a measuring instrument across a pipeline portion having an orifice therein to create a pressure drop whereby static and differential pressure signals are formed, a unitized connector apparatus is set forth in the preferred and illust...	06/12/1984
4451207	Turbine rotor for a flow meter A turbine rotor for a flow meter comprises a cylindrical rotor disk having a rotor axis, a plurality of rotor vanes extending radially from the rotor disk and a flat surface between the bases of each of the vanes. This construction permits the efficient s...	05/29/1984
4437347	Shut-off actuating device A shut-off actuating device includes a stop member biased toward a position where it interferes with the movement of a linkage apparatus of a fluid flow measuring device. The fluid flow measuring device is adapted such that once the linkage apparatus is d...	03/20/1984
4312233	Flow rate meter correction apparatus A flow rate meter correction device for fluid supply systems, wherein actual meter conditions and/or end use point conditions vary substantially from meter calibration conditions, having a variable length scale for indicating actual (corrected) flow in ap...	01/26/1982
4304131	Friction bearing for rotor pivot of liquid counter A liquid counter having a rotor pivot operating in a stream of cryogenic medium includes a friction bearing for the rotor pivot loosely mounted in a housing while the liquid counter is operative but arrested in the housing both radially and axially....	12/08/1981
4240293	Vortex generating device A vortex generating device has first and second adjacent bluff bodies downstream of a restriction. The bluff body closest the restriction has a flat surface facing upstream....	12/23/1980
4189941	Vane straightener retainer A fluid flow measuring device comprising a hollow cylindrical housing having a plurality of recessed areas extending about a portion of the interior surface of the housing and through only a portion of the thickness of the housing; fluid flow straightenin...	02/26/1980
4154101	Air velocity gauge An air velocity gauge for direct measurement of low air flow or draft rates in the range of 20-400 feet per minute comprising a generally flat housing of quadrilateral shape defining a draft way therethrough and a set of opposed draft way inlet and outlet...	05/15/1979
4151745	Orifice meter having tampering indicator An orifice fitting of an orifice meter installation is provided, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, with a tamper indicating cover positioned in a manner to obstruct access to the bolts which clamp the seal bar into sealing engagement wit...	05/01/1979
4142413	Device for improving the flow profile in a gas line Flow straightener for improving the flow profile in a gas line ahead of a flowmeter, comprising at least three plates with regularly distributed perforations and spaced apart parallel to each other perpendicularly to the axis of the line. The perforated p...	03/06/1979
4111046	Turbine meters A turbine meter comprising a casing of substantially hollow cylindrical shape installed within a conduit through which a fluid to be measured is flowing, an axle member supported within the casing and having an annular recess therearound; a longitudinal f...	09/05/1978
4109528	Spider bearing support for a meter rotor A rotary meter of the vane type having a rotary gate separating the inlet from the outlet. The rotor vanes and the gate are rotated in a predetermined timed sequence by a suitable transmission such as timing gears which interconnect the rotor and the gate...	08/29/1978
4086811	System for mounting rotary components A system for mounting a device comprising two rotors which rotate coaxially in a stator comprising two spaced-apart supports held in the stator, a stationary shaft secured by one of these supports in cantilever manner coaxially with the stator and on whic...	05/02/1978
4064756	Instrument assembly A temperature-sensitive instrument assembly for removable mounting within a vessel, flowline or the like including a flange plate for mounting onto a vessel or flowline nozzle; a hollow mounting tube mounted within and extending through the flange plate i...	12/27/1977
4062238	Multi-range vortex-type flowmeter A flowmeter of the vortex type in which an obstacle assembly mounted in a flow tube causes vortices to be shed at a frequency that is a function of flow rate. The assembly includes a block fixedly mounted across the flow tube at right angles to the direct...	12/13/1977
4056977	Swirler for a fluid flowmeter and method of making same A swirler for a fluid flowmeter comprises a plurality of axially and circumferentially overlapping swirl blades within a flow conduit which impart a swirling motion to fluid passing therethrough. The swirler is constructed of a first element containing se...	11/08/1977
4050305	Shield and bracket assembly for flowmeter A protective shield and bracket assembly adapted to cooperate with a flowmeter in which a variable-area flow tube subject to breakage in the course of operation is supported in an upright position within a meter body having a rear wall in a manner exposin...	09/27/1977
4026148	Water flow meter A water flow meter having a hollow housing adapted to contain counter mechanism, a propeller shaft extending into the housing, a hollow propeller hub mounted on the free end of the shaft, an opening in the hub, a bore extending through the shaft from the ...	05/31/1977
4020689	Flow meter A flow meter for measuring the consumption of a fluid such as tap water and indicating it digitally at a remote place from the detecting section, having a pulse generator; means for giving intermittent rotation to the rotor of the generator which comprise...	05/03/1977

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