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Pressure measurement method for gas leakage from sealed packages

US6450011B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 2000
Grant dateSep 17, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01M3/329
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A non-destructive method for testing sealed packages for leakage, particularly packages having a gas-permeable portion and a non-gas-permeable portion, by applying a temporary barrier over the gas-permeable portion, wherein the temporary barrier has an aperture, and connecting the aperture to a pressure monitor, and recording the pressure drop in the sealed package, via the aperture, for a predetermined time.

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