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US3368147A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Basic sediment and water monitor utilizing one plate of a condenser for mounting a housing for components of a capacitance measuring circuit

Assignee: Combustion Engineering Inc
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Filing: 1966-01-17
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Granted: 1968-02-06
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Expires: 1986-01-17
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ollie W Graham

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 06:43
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/02; G01N27/22; G01N27/223

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 170 words
A MONITOR FOR THE BASIC SEDIMENT AND WATER CONTENT OF OIL WELL PRODUCTION INCLUDING: A CAPACITANCE PROBE ARRANGED TO DIRECTLY CONTACT OIL WELL PRODUCTION AND INCLUDING, A CONDUIT FABRICATED TO BE INCLUDED IN A LINE THROUGH WHICH IS PASSED A MIXTURE OF THE OIL AND BASIC SEDIMENT AND WATER OF AN OIL WELL PRODUCTION WHILE FUNCTIONING AS ONE PLATE OF THE PROBE, AND A SECOND PLATE OF THE PROBE MOUNTED WITHIN THE CONDUIT IN A POSITION THAT THE MIXTURE OF OIL AND BASIC SEDIMENT AND WATER PASSES BETWEEN THE PLATES AS AN ELECTRICAL CONDENSER; A HOUSING MOUNTED ON THE EXTERNAL SURFACE OF THE CONDUIT OF THE PROBE; THE FIRST HALF OF A MALE-FEMALE CONNECTION MECHANICALLY MOUNTED TO EXTEND THROUGH THE WALLS OF THE HOUSING AND CONDUIT OF THE PROBE TO MAKE AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WITH THE SECOND PLATE OF THE PROBE; A CHASSIS WHICH IS MANUALLY MOVABLE AND POSITIONABLE; COMPONENTS OF A CIRCUIT RESPONSIVE TO THE CHANGES IN CAPACITANCE OUTPUT OF THE PROBE MOUNTED ON THE CHASSIS AS A UNIT;

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-02-05 1971-08-07 1972-02-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-02-05 1975-08-07 1976-02-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-02-05 1979-08-07 1980-02-06 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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