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7028559 Method of and a device for acoustically monitoring the course of a process, such as a milking process  
The invention relates to a method of acoustically monitoring the course of a process, in which method the amplitude difference and/or the intensity value of sound are/is measured during the...
7028558 Method for measuring a medium that flows through a measuring tube  
A method for measuring a flow rate of a medium through a measuring tube which is penetrated by a constant magnetic field orthogonal to a flow direction and in which an electrical voltage building...
7028557 Method and procedure to measure fluid flow and fluid fraction, and equipment used to that end  
A procedure for determination of flow and fraction of fluids includes the steps of: determination of Spin-Lattice relaxation times to be measured; assignment of radiofrequency pulse sequences...
7027936 Methods for measuring flow by means of an ultra sonic flow meter  
In a method for measuring flow by means of an ultra sonic flow meter, an ultra sonic signal is transmitted in an upstream and a downstream direction. This is measured upon receipt of an ultra sonic...
7027357 Acoustic communication device and acoustic signal communication method  
The present invention provides an acoustic transmitter for sequentially transmitting a plurality of pulse signals by sound. Each of the plurality of pulse signals is a signal of at least one...
7026812 Magnetic sensor  
A magnetic sensor includes a magnetic sensitive member 11 including an amorphous wire, a detection coil 12 wound around the magnetic sensitive member 11 , and a sample-and-hold circuit for...
7024945 Flow sensing apparatus  
A flow sensing apparatus for detecting fluid flow rate and direction is described. The flow sensing apparatus includes a flow-responsive element projecting into the fluid flow path, and a position...
7024944 Ultrasonic flow meter  
The present invention proposes an ultrasonic flow meter, comprising a conduit for measurement in which a liquid flows therein, and a pair of measurement sections which are provided in said conduit...
7021145 Acoustic transducer  
An acoustic transducer for measuring a property of a fluid includes an acoustic pulse generator and buffer assembly. The buffer assembly is between the pulse generator and the fluid. The buffer...
7021121 Gas gauge proximity sensor with a modulated gas flow  
A gas gauge proximity sensor modulates a gas stream that is used to feed reference and measurement air gauges, respectively, in a reference portion proximate a reference surface and a measurement...
7017425 Bucket wheel assembly for fluid flow meters  
An improved bucket wheel assembly with a center frame, having a plurality of fingers extending therefrom. In each of the fingers a slot is formed. The assembly also includes a plurality of...
7017424 Vibratory transducer  
To conduct a fluid, the transducer has a flow tube which in operation is vibrated by an excitation assembly and whose inlet-side and outlet-side vibrations are sensed by means of a sensor...
7016790 In-line hot-wire sensor for slurry monitoring  
An in-line hot-wire sensor for monitoring the mixing and the flow rate of slurry is disclosed. The hot-wire sensor may include a number of resistors organized into a Wheatstone bridge, as well as a...
7013914 Throttle valve  
The present invention relates to a throttle valve, particularly for controlling a liquid flow in a central heating or an air conditioning system, with a flow control unit having a first and a...
7013740 Two-phase steam measurement system  
A steam measurement system includes a Coriolis flowmeter associated with a vibratable flowtube to receive a flow of wet steam. A first sensor is associated with the flowtube to relay information...
7013739 System and method for confining an object to a region of fluid flow having a stagnation point  
A device for confining an object to a region proximate to a fluid flow stagnation point includes one or more inlets for carrying the fluid into the region, one or more outlets for carrying the...
7013738 Flow sensor  
A flow sensor is provided with an obstruction ( 8 ) projecting into a flow and at least one measuring probe ( 10 ) for measuring a vortex produced by the obstruction ( 8 ). The measuring probe ( 10...
7013715 Multiphase flow measurement system  
A fully automated Coriolis-based well system which can deliver accurate volumetric flow rate measurements in three phase flow. Measurements are performed according to a process including using N...
7010989 Vibratory transducer  
To conduct a fluid, the transducer has a flow tube which in use is vibrated by an excitation system and whose inlet-side and outlet-side vibrations are detected by means of a sensor system. In...
7010970 Embedded-sensor multi-hole probes  
A high-performance, fast-response, multi-sensor pressure probe for velocity and pressure measurement applications in unsteady and turbulent flowfields. The invention includes both 5 and 7-sensor...
7007558 Pulse transmitter  
A pulse transmitter for fluid metering includes concentric gearing, with the exciter gear concentric with the main shaft in the center. Because of this concentricity, one can put practically any...
7007557 Flow scale having a hingedly suspended impact plate  
An impact flow scale includes a first tube, disposed substantially vertically a second tube, disposed with a downward inclination and having an inlet at an upper end thereof and a lower end of the...
7007556 Method for determining a mass flow of a fluid flowing in a pipe  
A method wherein vortices are produced in a flowing fluid by means of a bluff body and the repetition frequency with which the vortices are produced is determined. The repetition frequency is used...
7007555 System and method of horizontal wave measurement  
A system and method of horizontal wave measurement is disclosed. The system for measuring the directional spectrum of waves in a fluid medium having a substantially planar surface may include a...
7004038 Fiber optic flow meter  
A metering module, or a system employing such, for monitoring fluid flow with a laser light source, a light detector and a processor, wherein the fluid may be a gas or liquid. A valve section and a...
7004037 Flow meter device  
A device having a first flow meter ( 2 ) and a second flow meter ( 3 ). The first and the second flow meters work according to a Coriolis principle. The first flow meter includes a first measuring...
7004036 Flow metering  
A method for operating a flow meter incorporating thermal loss sensors and an installation adapter to provide known flow conditions upstream of the meter. The method includes distributing a...
7004022 Equipment for measuring gas flow rate  
The flow detecting elements are provided at the sub-passage for making the part of fluid to be measured (gas) flow. The wall of the sub-passage contains a leak hole (through hole) to drain a liquid...
7001510 Siphon hose with gallon counter  
A siphon to be used when removing water from a personal aquarium for cleaning purposes. The water passes through propellers or flaps of a present friction, which monitor the volume flowing out of...
7000485 Flow measurement system with reduced noise and crosstalk  
A flow measurement system including at least first and second ultrasonic transducers coupled to an existing conduit, a damping material about the conduit between the first and second ultrasonic...
7000466 Oil flow sensing  
An electrical current is passed through a thermistor to raise its temperature above the temperature of oil flowing in pulses past the thermistor. A change is measured in the temperature of the...
6999901 In-place dynamically re-sizeable persistent historical database  
The specification discloses a method of maintaining a historical database of information. The method describes up to eleven segments, each segment corresponding possibly to a different data logging...
6997064 Fluid metering and control device  
A fluid measuring device that displays fluid volume usage against fluid volume limits and a fluid control device that stops fluid delivery when the fluid volume limit is reached.
6997062 Pipeline including network and topology for identifying, locating and quantifying physical phenomena  
A method and system for detecting, locating and quantifying a physical phenomena such as strain or a deformation in a structure. A plurality of laterally adjacent conductors may each include a...
6994109 Fitting for measuring and regulating the flow rate of a hydraulic medium through a pipeline  
A fitting for measuring the flow rate of a hydraulic medium through a pipeline having a cylindrical fitting housing with a main flow channel includes a flow meter device with a measuring element...
6993979 Multiphase mass flow meter with variable venturi nozzle  
An insert device for narrowing a throat of a Venturi based multiphase flow meter is shaped to be inserted in the throat. The insert comprises an entrance window and an exit window for a radiation...
6993445 Vortex flowmeter  
A process variable transmitter, implemented in a dual PLL structure, includes a first PLL having a first bandwidth producing a first output signal, and a second PLL having a second bandwidth...
6993437 Tidal seepage meter  
A method and apparatus for tidal seepage meters. The meter includes a power supply, controller, motor, selector valve, seepage chamber and at least two sample containers. The controller is...
6990851 Microfluidic viscometer  
Microfluidic devices, systems, and methods measure viscosity, flow times, and/or other flow characteristics within the channels, and the measured flow characteristics can be used to generate a...
6990726 Method of manufacturing an electromagnetic flow sensor  
A method of manufacturing a measuring tube for an electromagnetic flow sensor includes the steps of filling a material to be sintered into a lumen of a support tube, sintering the material within...
6990435 Tactile sensing method and system  
A system for detecting tactile information includes strain-gauge touch sensors and a controller. Based on the sum output from each of tough-sensor sensor units, an analyzer in the controller...
6988419 Flowmeter with means for applying a counterforce upon an integrated floating body  
A flowmeter includes a floating body which floats freely in a stream in a measuring tube, and is acted upon by a flowing force, buoyancy and a weight. In order to generate a counterforce, a...
6988418 Vortex flow pickup  
A vortex flow pickup serves for measuring mass flow, volume flow or flow velocity of a fluid which is flowing in a measuring tube having a tube wall, and has a temperature sensor arranged in such a...
6986289 Torque-detecting arrangement or wear detecting arrangement for a friction clutch  
Apparatus for detecting a parameter associated with the torque transmitted by a friction clutch, where the friction clutch has a clutch disk which is or can be connected for rotation in common to a...
6984902 High efficiency vibration energy harvester  
In a vibrational energy harvester, an external vibration causes relative motion between a permanent magnet and a magnetic field sensing element composed of a magnetostrictive material bonded to an...
6983663 Flow meter arrangement  
A flow meter arrangement has a venturi-type flow meter having a tubular flow channel for conveying a gas flow to be measured and in which there is provided a constriction. The arrangement further...
6983662 Bodily flow measuring system  
A system of measuring the flow of a human or animal bodily action or fluid along or through a bodily flow conduit using two or more sensor means located on the body and along or around the path of...
6983661 Electromagnetic flow sensor  
The flow sensor serves to measure an electrically conductive fluid flowing in a pipe. It comprises a flow tube designed to be inserted into the pipe for conducting the fluid, the flow tube being...
6983652 Flow direction detector  
A flow direction detector is provided which includes a flow disruptor positioned in a fluid flow path to effect a detectable differential flow characteristic to such flow path based on fluid flow...
6983208 Method and apparatus for combined measurements of concentration, distribution and flow velocity of suspended solids  
A remote sensor and associated data processor, performs concurrent analysis of backscattered signals from a multi-beam acoustic Doppler emitter/receiver positioned against the inside wall of a...