Leak testing
US4862732A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 1987 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M3/36
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The leaky or non-leaky condition of a flexible, closed container is tested by increasing the pressure within the container (by causing motion of a wall of the container), and monitoring the resulting rate of change of a predetermined parameter (wall position or force exerted by the wall); the monitored rate of change indicates the leaky or non-leaky condition. In another aspect the time-varying net force on a container is the basis for determining the leaky or non-leaky condition.
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