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US3280619A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Leak detection

Assignee: KERNREAKTOR BAU und BETR S GES
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Filing: 1962-07-16
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Granted: 1966-10-25
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Expires: 1982-07-16
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Spies Johannes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 06:55
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01M; G01M3/00; G01M3/02; G01M3/04; G01M3/20

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 84 words
METHOD OF DETECTING LEAKS THROUGH A SURFACE WHICH COMPRISES MAINTAINING A TEST A GAS ON ONE SIDE OF SAID SURFACE UNDER SUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO PASS THROUGH A LEAK IF PRESENT MAINTAINING A VACUUM ENVELOPE VACUUM SEALED WITH WINDOW PERMEABLE TO TEST GAS AND CONTAINING A GETTER SYSTEM CAPABLE OF ABSORBING THE TEST GAS AT A DIFFERENT RATE THAN THE AMBIENT GAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID SURFACE, WITH THE WINDOW ADJACENT THE SURFACE, INITIALLY ADJUSTING THE PERMEABILITY OF SAID WINDOW BY HEATING, AND
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 84 words
METHOD OF DETECTING LEAKS THROUGH A SURFACE WHICH COMPRISES MAINTAINING A TEST A GAS ON ONE SIDE OF SAID SURFACE UNDER SUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO PASS THROUGH A LEAK IF PRESENT MAINTAINING A VACUUM ENVELOPE VACUUM SEALED WITH WINDOW PERMEABLE TO TEST GAS AND CONTAINING A GETTER SYSTEM CAPABLE OF ABSORBING THE TEST GAS AT A DIFFERENT RATE THAN THE AMBIENT GAS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID SURFACE, WITH THE WINDOW ADJACENT THE SURFACE, INITIALLY ADJUSTING THE PERMEABILITY OF SAID WINDOW BY HEATING, AND

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