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Particle size distribution analyzer

US4491926A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 1982
Grant dateJan 1, 1985
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N15/132
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A particle size distribution analyzer includes a detector adapted to detect particles by electrical or optical differences from a medium containing the particles in dispersion and generate signals proportionally to the sizes of the detected particles, a threshold circuit adapted to remove noises or fragmental signals from the detected signals so as to obtain pulse widths at a constant position, a gate circuit adapted to decide the passage or non-passage of the particles through the threshold circuit, a counter circuit adapted to count the number of the particles fed from the gate circuit, a memory connected to the counter circuit, an arithmetic circuit connected to the memory and the detector, a controller circuit connected to the gate circuit, the memory and the counter circuit, and means for displaying or recording the data stored in the memory.

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