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Device for detecting leakage in membranes

US6679101B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 2, 2002
Grant dateJan 20, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 2, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N27/205
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A device for detecting leaks in membranes, etc., for liquid media, whereby the membrane is provided, over at least one partial area of its surface extension, with at least one electrical conductor that produces a change in a measurement signal of the electrical resistance of the conductor when a change occurs on the membrane surface, the membrane being provided with a swellable nonwoven that joins or separates the conductors when influenced by the liquid.

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