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Apparatus for providing leakage calibration in packages

US6382011B1 · kind B1 · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateMay 9, 2001
Grant dateMay 7, 2002
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F25/10
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A plug for providing a predetermined flow rate of leakage gas from a sealed package for purposes of calibration of gas measurement instruments, the plug having an axial passage therethrough with a threaded interior wall; and a bolt for threading into the plug axial passage, the bolt having an axial passage therethrough, and an insert for insertion into the bolt axial passage, the insert having a predetermined size opening for permitting only a predictable flow of leakage gas through the plug.

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