US3207629A
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Fluid level and temperature sensor
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-10-08
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1982-10-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Beckman Paul
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 04:00
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01K; G01K13/00; G01K13/10; G01F; G01F23/00; G01F23/22; G01F23/24; G01F23/246; G01F23/247; G01F23/248
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A MINIATURIZED THERMOCOUPLE PROBE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SENSING JUNCTIONS, COMPRISING AN ELONGATED ELECTRICALLY-INSULATING CERAMIC TUBE HAVING A CROSS-SECTION TO LENGTH RATIO PERMITTING SAID TUBE TO BE REVERSELY BENT INTO A RELATIVELY SMALL UNBROKEN LOOP WITHOUT PLASTIC DEFORMATION, SAID TUBE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED PASSAGES EACH EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF THE TUBE, A BASE MEMBER SUPPORTING THE ENDS OF SAID TUBE IN A FIXED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PORTION OF SAID TUBE INTERMEDIATE SAID ENDS EXTENDING THEREFROM AND REVERSELY BENT INTO A RELATIVELY SMALL UNBROKEN THERMOCOUPLE WIRES EACH HAVING A THERMOCOUPLE SENSING JUNCTION INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS AND EACH DISPOSED LOOSELY IN A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID PASSAGES, EACH THERMOCOUPLE WIRE HAVING ITS SENSING JUNCTION DISPOSED AT A DIFFERENT POINT ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE BENT TUBE AND AT A DIFFERENT DISTANCE FROM SAID BASE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A MINIATURIZED THERMOCOUPLE PROBE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SENSING JUNCTIONS, COMPRISING AN ELONGATED ELECTRICALLY-INSULATING CERAMIC TUBE HAVING A CROSS-SECTION TO LENGTH RATIO PERMITTING SAID TUBE TO BE REVERSELY BENT INTO A RELATIVELY SMALL UNBROKEN LOOP WITHOUT PLASTIC DEFORMATION, SAID TUBE HAVING A PLURALITY OF SPACED PASSAGES EACH EXTENDING THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH OF THE TUBE, A BASE MEMBER SUPPORTING THE ENDS OF SAID TUBE IN A FIXED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PORTION OF SAID TUBE INTERMEDIATE SAID ENDS EXTENDING THEREFROM AND REVERSELY BENT INTO A RELATIVELY SMALL UNBROKEN THERMOCOUPLE WIRES EACH HAVING A THERMOCOUPLE SENSING JUNCTION INTERMEDIATE ITS ENDS AND EACH DISPOSED LOOSELY IN A DIFFERENT ONE OF SAID PASSAGES, EACH THERMOCOUPLE WIRE HAVING ITS SENSING JUNCTION DISPOSED AT A DIFFERENT POINT ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE BENT TUBE AND AT A DIFFERENT DISTANCE FROM SAID BASE.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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