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Flow rate measuring device

US7782461B1 · kind B1 · utility

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17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 5, 2007
Grant dateAug 24, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 12, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F13/008
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A flow metering device and method for monitoring flow of a liquid, has a body with an inlet port and an outlet port. A flow chamber is formed therein between a pair of laterally placed windows in the flow chamber. A light emitting source placed in one of the windows and a light receiver placed in a second of the windows. The flow chamber has a flow restricting and light stopping element held therein and movable between a rest position and an operating position.

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