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Protective cover for pressure sensor nozzle

US10352796B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam · Canton, US
Jayagopal Appukutty · Troy, US
Kam Hage · Troy, US
Abraham G. Philip · Rochester Hills, US
Paul Kevin Kula · Farmington Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 28, 2014
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 15, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01L19/0618
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for preventing foreign objects from entering a nozzle of a pressure sensor. Example pressure sensor assemblies include a housing for a pressure sensor, a nozzle coupled to the housing and configured to permit airflow into the housing, and a nozzle cover including a plurality of surface openings configured to permit airflow into the nozzle. Other example assemblies include a shield enclosing a nozzle of the pressure sensor, the shield including a plurality of surface openings to permit airflow into the nozzle, and an attachment mechanism configured to couple the shield to an open end of the nozzle.

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