Patent · US Expired

Laser safe housing for a particle monitor in vacuum pump lines

US5157678A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 3, 1991
Grant dateOct 20, 1992
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2201/0231
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A housing for a laser based particle monitor comprising a pair of pipes for directing particle flow through a chamber. In one embodiment, elbows are disposed on the piping such that the interior of the chamber cannot be viewed from a point outside the housing.

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