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Flush mounted ultrasonic transducer arrays for flow measurement

US9970798B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

David Brian Barkin · San Francisco, US
Ira Oaktree Wygant · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 18, 2016
Grant date	May 15, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 18, 2036

Classification

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

Abstract

A flow meter system includes a first ultrasonic transducer array to be flush-mounted to a pipe. The system also includes a second ultrasonic transducer array to be flush-mounted to the pipe. The system further includes a controller coupled to the first and second ultrasonic transducer arrays and configured to cause bidirectional beam steering between the first and second ultrasonic transducer arrays.

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