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US2714168A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Radioactivity flow meter

Assignee: Texaco Inc
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Filing: 1951-12-29
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Granted: 1955-07-26
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Expires: 1971-12-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William R Hencke
  • 👤 Edward L Cole

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 13:51
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01F; G01F1/00; G01F1/05; G01F1/34; G01F1/36; G01F1/37; G01F1/372; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 74 words
AN APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE RATE OF FLOW THROUGH A CONDUIT OF RECYCLE GAS IN A HIGH PRESSURE HYDROGENATION SYSTEM, COMPRISING AN ORIFICE PLATE DISPOSED IN SAID CONDUIT IN THE PATH OF SAID FLUID, A MONAMETER FORMED OF METAL TUBING CONNECTED TO SAID CONDUIT AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID ORIFICE, SAID MANOMETER CONTAINING A BODY OF LIQUID, A RADIOACTIVE SOURCE ADAPTED TO FLOAT UPON SAID LIQUID IN ONE LEG OF SAID MANOMETER, RADIATION DETECTING
Claim 2
Independent Claim 74 words
AN APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE RATE OF FLOW THROUGH A CONDUIT OF RECYCLE GAS IN A HIGH PRESSURE HYDROGENATION SYSTEM, COMPRISING AN ORIFICE PLATE DISPOSED IN SAID CONDUIT IN THE PATH OF SAID FLUID, A MONAMETER FORMED OF METAL TUBING CONNECTED TO SAID CONDUIT AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID ORIFICE, SAID MANOMETER CONTAINING A BODY OF LIQUID, A RADIOACTIVE SOURCE ADAPTED TO FLOAT UPON SAID LIQUID IN ONE LEG OF SAID MANOMETER, RADIATION DETECTING

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