US3080876A
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Measuring device and method
Assignee: General Electric Co
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Filing: 1959-06-29
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Granted: 1963-03-12
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Expires: 1979-06-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur P Adamson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 08:18
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02K; F02K9/00; F02K9/42; F02K9/44; F02K9/56; G; G05; G05D; G05D11/00; G05D11/02; G05D11/13; G05D11/131; G05D11/132; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/0318; Y10T137/0324; Y10T137/0363; Y10T137/2496; Y10T137/2514; Y10T137/2521; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7758; Y10T137/7761
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
THE METHOD OF EXHAUSTING A PLURALITY OF FLUID CONTAINING RECEPTACLES IN A DESIRED MANNER COMPRISING THE STEPS OF, INTRODUCING A FINITE NUMBER OF DISCRETE PARTICLES TO THE FLUIDS IN A RANDOM DISTRIBUTION THEREIN, DRAWING OFF SAID FLUIDS FROM THE RECEPTACLES, SENSING AND COUNTING THE PARTICLES IN THE DRAWN OFF FLUIDS, COMPARING THE NUMBER OF WITHDRAWN PARTICLES FROM EACH RECEPTACLE, AND ADJUSTING THE RATE OF WITHDRAWAL AS A RESULT OF THE COMPARISON SO THAT THE RECEPTACLES ARE EXHAUSTED IN A DESIRED MANNER.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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