Apparatus and method for fluid analysis
US6561010B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N11/08
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus and method for analyzing a fluid used in a machine or in an industrial process line. The apparatus has at least one meter placed proximate the machine or process line and in contact with the machine or process fluid for measuring at least one parameter related to the fluid. The at least one parameter is a standard laboratory analysis parameter. The at least one meter includes but is not limited to viscometer, element meter, optical meter, particulate meter, and combinations thereof.
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