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Contact type liquid level sensing system

US5155472A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateJul 14, 1986
Grant dateOct 13, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08B21/182
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A liquid level sensing device having a transducer in which successive bursts of pulses of ultrasonic energy are transmitted across a gap. When liquid is present in the gap the bursts of pulses are received and signal processed to indicate the presence of liquid in the gap.

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