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Gas leakage detection apparatus

Assignee: ORGANISATION EUROPEENNE DE RECHERCHES
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Filing: 1978-09-25
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Granted: 1980-03-25
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Expires: 1998-09-25
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Abstract

Abstract A gas leakage detection apparatus is described comprising a mass spectrometer with which there is associated a first pumping device for creating a relative vacuum in the apparatus, a selective pumping device having a first pumping speed for air and a second pumping speed for the gas which is to be analyzed, said second pumping speed being lower than the said first pumping speed, and a throttling device connected between the selective pumping device and the first pumping device, this throttling device having an opening chosen so as to let through a flow which is very small compared with the flow produced by the selective pumping device for the air.

Inventors

  • 👤 Georg Sanger
  • 👤 Alfred K. Franz

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 07:34
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01M; G01M3/00; G01M3/02; G01M3/04; G01M3/20; G01M3/202

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 108 words
A gas leakage detection apparatus comprising a mass spectrometer with which there is associated a first pumping device for creating a relative vacuum in the apparatus, a selective pumping device having a first pumping speed for air and a second pumping speed for the gas which is to be analysed, said second pumping speed being lower than the said first pumping speed, and a throttling device connected between the selective pumping device and the first pumping device, this throttling device having an opening chosen so as to let through a flow which is very small compared with the flow produced by the selective pumping device for the air.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 108 words
A gas leakage detection apparatus comprising a mass spectrometer with which there is associated a first pumping device for creating a relative vacuum in the apparatus, a selective pumping device having a first pumping speed for air and a second pumping speed for the gas which is to be analysed, said second pumping speed being lower than the said first pumping speed, and a throttling device connected between the selective pumping device and the first pumping device, this throttling device having an opening chosen so as to let through a flow which is very small compared with the flow produced by the selective pumping device for the air.

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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) 1983-03-25 1983-09-24 1984-03-25 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1987-03-25 1987-09-24 1988-03-25 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1991-03-25 1991-09-24 1992-03-25 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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