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US3960019A
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Cannister arrangement of transducers to monitor pressures
Assignee: LOURDES IND Inc
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Filing: 1974-06-28
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Granted: 1976-06-01
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Expires: 1994-06-28
Abstract
Abstract For monitoring a plurality of pressurized cables and supplying electrical signals in accordance therewith, there is provided a cannister arrangement of transducers. The cannister is provided with a closure by which the cannister is pivotally mounted. The closure is provided with a plurality of bores through which pressure medium can be transmitted. The transducers are mounted on the closure and communicate through the bores with a plurality of armored hoses supplying pressurized medium originating in the pressurized cables which are being monitored. A plurality of wires ae bundled together into a cable which is mounted on the closure, the wires extending through the closure for connection to printed circuits which lead to contacts with which the transducers make electrical connection. The wires connect the transducers to a monitoring device or the like. The arrangement is particularly suitable for use in connection with monitoring pressurized telephone cables.
Inventors
- 👤 William J. Jakobsen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:24
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01M; G01M3/00; G01M3/02; G01M3/26; G01M3/28; G01M3/2838
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 34
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
Transducer apparatus comprising a casing having an access opening, engaging means for holding said casing and closure together in sealed relation, said closure being provided with a bore extending therethrough, conduit means supplying to said bore a pressure medium to be monitored, electrical means including electrical contacts adjacent said bore within said casing, and transducer means supported on said closure within said casing,, said transducer means being coupled to said bore and contacts and responding to said pressure medium to produce a signal at said contacts, said closure being provided with a plurality of further bores in addition to the first said bore, said conduit means supplying pressure medium separately to each of said bores, said electrical means including further electrical contacts adjacent each of said further bores, said transducer means including transducer units in each of said bores.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
Transducer apparatus comprising a casing having an access opening, engaging means for holding said casing and closure together in sealed relation, said closure being provided with a bore extending therethrough, conduit means supplying to said bore a pressure medium to be monitored, electrical means including electrical contacts adjacent said bore within said casing, and transducer means supported on said closure within said casing,, said transducer means being coupled to said bore and contacts and responding to said pressure medium to produce a signal at said contacts, said closure being provided with a plurality of further bores in addition to the first said bore, said conduit means supplying pressure medium separately to each of said bores, said electrical means including further electrical contacts adjacent each of said further bores, said transducer means including transducer units in each of said bores.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said electrical means includes a cable including a plurality of wires extending through said closure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 wherein said electrical means includes a plate of insulating material, conductors on said plate and extending between and coupled to said wires and contacts.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said plate has opposite surfaces and said contacts are on one surface and said conductors are on the other surface, comprising leads extending through said plate and connecting said contacts to said conductors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 4 wherein said contacts are located different distances from said bore.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 2 wherein said electrical means further includes a polyvinylchloride sheath surrounding said wires adjacent said closure, said sheath being fixedly connected to said closure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 6 comprising a potting material permeating said plurality of wires and holding said wires in position.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said conduit means includes a plurality of armored hoses respectively coupled to said bores, and nipples on said hoses and threadably engaged in said bores.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
69 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein the contacts are arranged in pairs around each bore, said bores being of equal diameter, the contacts of each pair being arranged at a respepctive one of two radii from the center of the corresponding bore, said transducer units having corresponding circular contacts which are brought into engagement with the first said contacts when the transducer units are mounted on said closure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 9 comprising O-rings between said transducer units and said closure.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said closure is provided with at least one further bore, comprising a plug inserted in the latter said bore to seal off the same.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 wherein said bores are arranged in concentric-ring alignment.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
114 words
Transducer apparatus comprising a casing having an access opening, engaging means for holding said casing and closure together in sealed relation, said closure being provided with a bore extending therethrough, conduit means supplying to said bore a pressure medium to be monitored, electrical means including electrical contacts adjacent said bore within said casing, and transducer means supported on said closure within said casing, said transducer means being coupled to said bore and contacts and responding to said pressure medium to produce a signal at said contacts, said casing and closure being generally circular in configuration, said closure being provided with radially disposed peripheral slots, said casing including pivotal locking members engageable in said slots.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
114 words
Transducer apparatus comprising a casing having an access opening, engaging means for holding said casing and closure together in sealed relation, said closure being provided with a bore extending therethrough, conduit means supplying to said bore a pressure medium to be monitored, electrical means including electrical contacts adjacent said bore within said casing, and transducer means supported on said closure within said casing, said transducer means being coupled to said bore and contacts and responding to said pressure medium to produce a signal at said contacts, said casing and closure being generally circular in configuration, said closure being provided with radially disposed peripheral slots, said casing including pivotal locking members engageable in said slots.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
123 words
Transducer apparatus comprising a member having opposite sides and provided with a plurality of bores, a cable attached to one side of said member and including a plurality of wires, contacts on the other side of the member around said bores, connections between the contacts and wires, transducer units insertable into the bores and including means to engage said contacts and to communicate with said bores, said units being located on said other side of said member, and pressurized means on said one side of said member to supply to said bores pressure medium to be monitored, said transducer units including means to convert pressure changes in said pressure medium into physical displacements in turn operative to generate electrical signals on said wires.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
123 words
Transducer apparatus comprising a member having opposite sides and provided with a plurality of bores, a cable attached to one side of said member and including a plurality of wires, contacts on the other side of the member around said bores, connections between the contacts and wires, transducer units insertable into the bores and including means to engage said contacts and to communicate with said bores, said units being located on said other side of said member, and pressurized means on said one side of said member to supply to said bores pressure medium to be monitored, said transducer units including means to convert pressure changes in said pressure medium into physical displacements in turn operative to generate electrical signals on said wires.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
12 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 14 comprising means pivotally supporting said member.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 14 comprising cannister means on and sealably engaging said other side of said member and surrounding and protecting said transducer units.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 16 wherein said cannister means is stainless steel and at least said one side of said number is of polycarbonate resin.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 17 wherein said other side of said member is of glass-bore epoxy resin.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
31 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 14 wherein said pressurized means includes pressurized telephone cables and armored cables connecting said telephone hoses to said pressurized bores and thereby to said transducer units.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 16 comprising means to test the pressure inside said cannister means.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
131 words
Apparatus comprising means for defining a chamber and including a casing and a generally wafer-shaped closure for said casing, means for holding the casing and closure together in detachable relation, said closure being provided with a plurality of bores extending therethrough, conduit means for supplying to at least some of said bores a pressure medium to be monitored, a plurality of transducer means separately mounted in cantilever manner on said closure within said chamber and in communication with those of said bores to which said pressure medium is supplied, and electrical means extending through said closure and having respective electrical connections with said transducer means for the transmission of electrical signals from the latter, said casing being removable from said closure to expose said transducer means for access to the same.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
131 words
Apparatus comprising means for defining a chamber and including a casing and a generally wafer-shaped closure for said casing, means for holding the casing and closure together in detachable relation, said closure being provided with a plurality of bores extending therethrough, conduit means for supplying to at least some of said bores a pressure medium to be monitored, a plurality of transducer means separately mounted in cantilever manner on said closure within said chamber and in communication with those of said bores to which said pressure medium is supplied, and electrical means extending through said closure and having respective electrical connections with said transducer means for the transmission of electrical signals from the latter, said casing being removable from said closure to expose said transducer means for access to the same.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 21 comprising a yoke straddling and pivotally connected to said closure to support the latter.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 21 comprising a plurality of pressurized telephone cables coupled by said conduit means through respective of said bores to said transducer means.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
17 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 23 comprising remote monitoring means to which said electrical means is coupled.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 21 wherein each said transducer means includes a potentiometer and a bellows coupled to and controlling said potentiometer, said bellows being pneumatically coupled to said the corresponding bore.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
21 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 21 wherein said casing is cylindrical in shape and said closure is generally circular in configuration.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 21 wherein each said transducer means includes a threaded portion threadably engaged in said bore.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
36 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 29 wherein each said transducer means includes a distal end provided with a slot adapted to accommodate a tool for implementing the threaded engagement of the transducer means in said bore.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
20 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 21 comprising O-rings between said casing and closure and in axial and radial compression respectively.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus as claimed in claim 21 wherein said conduit means includes at least one armored hose communicating with one of said bores.
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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) | 1979-06-01 | 1979-12-01 | 1980-06-01 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1983-06-01 | 1983-12-01 | 1984-06-01 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1987-06-01 | 1987-12-01 | 1988-06-01 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |