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Process for measuring the viscosity of a fluid substance

US4149405A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 9, 1978
Grant dateApr 17, 1979
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Expiry dateJan 9, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N11/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The viscosity of a fluid material, e.g. a synthetic-resin composition, or the coagulation of blood or plasma monitored by placing a quantity of the fluid substance on a support, directing a beam of light upon the sample, detecting reflected light from the sample and vibrating the support at a given frequency and amplitude to disturb its surface. The reflected light detected is a function of the viscosity or the degree of coagulation.

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