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DE3368763D1 - Capacitance-type material level indicator - Google Patents

Capacitance-type material level indicator

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Publication number
DE3368763D1
DE3368763D1 DE8383107519T DE3368763T DE3368763D1 DE 3368763 D1 DE3368763 D1 DE 3368763D1 DE 8383107519 T DE8383107519 T DE 8383107519T DE 3368763 T DE3368763 T DE 3368763T DE 3368763 D1 DE3368763 D1 DE 3368763D1
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Prior art keywords
capacitance
type material
level indicator
material level
indicator
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
DE8383107519T
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English (en)
Inventor
Ronald G Brenton
Robin B Runck
George H Fathauer
Charles F Hood
Phillip P Fleckenstein
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Venture Measurement Co LLC
Original Assignee
Berwind Corp
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Priority claimed from US06/411,525 external-priority patent/US4499767A/en
Priority claimed from US06/411,527 external-priority patent/US4499766A/en
Priority claimed from US06/411,524 external-priority patent/US4499640A/en
Priority claimed from US06/419,776 external-priority patent/US4499641A/en
Application filed by Berwind Corp filed Critical Berwind Corp
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of DE3368763D1 publication Critical patent/DE3368763D1/de
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/26—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields
    • G01F23/263—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors
    • G01F23/266—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors measuring circuits therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/26—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields
    • G01F23/263—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors
    • G01F23/268—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring variations of capacity or inductance of capacitors or inductors arising from the presence of liquid or fluent solid material in the electric or electromagnetic fields by measuring variations in capacitance of capacitors mounting arrangements of probes

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Levels Of Liquids Or Fluent Solid Materials (AREA)
DE8383107519T 1982-08-25 1983-07-29 Capacitance-type material level indicator Expired DE3368763D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/411,525 US4499767A (en) 1982-08-25 1982-08-25 Capacitance-type material level indicator
US06/411,527 US4499766A (en) 1982-08-25 1982-08-25 Capacitance-type material level indicator
US06/411,524 US4499640A (en) 1982-08-25 1982-08-25 Method of manufacturing capacitance-type material level indicator probe
US06/419,776 US4499641A (en) 1982-09-20 1982-09-20 Method of manufacturing capacitance-type material level indicator probe

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DE3368763D1 true DE3368763D1 (en) 1987-02-05

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EP (1) EP0101580B1 (de)
AU (1) AU571446B2 (de)
DE (1) DE3368763D1 (de)

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EP0101580B1 (de) 1986-12-30
AU1678583A (en) 1984-03-01
EP0101580A1 (de) 1984-02-29

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Owner name: BINDICATOR CO., PORT HURON, MICH., US

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Free format text: HAUCK, H., DIPL.-ING. DIPL.-WIRTSCH.-ING., 80336 MUENCHEN GRAALFS, E., DIPL.-ING., 20354 HAMBURG WEHNERT, W., DIPL.-ING., 80336 MUENCHEN DOERING, W., DIPL.-WIRTSCH.-ING. DR.-ING., PAT.-ANWAELTE, 40474 DUESSELDORF