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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Schneider Electric Systems Usa, Inc., Foxboro, MA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Schneider Electric Systems USA, Inc., Foxboro, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 15/12 (2006.01); G01F 1/32 (2006.01); G01F 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 15/12 (2013.01); G01F 1/3218 (2013.01); G01F 1/3263 (2013.01); G01F 1/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vortex flowmeter for measuring a flow rate of a fluid has a flowtube and a bluff body positioned in the flowtube for shedding vortices in the fluid when the fluid flows through the flowtube. A sensor is positioned to detect the vortices. A cleaning port is positioned to allow a stream of fluid to be directed into the flowtube through the cleaning port toward the sensor for cleaning material away from the sensor. A method of cleaning the vortex flowmeter includes injecting a fluid into the vortex flowmeter toward the sensor through the cleaning port.