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Patent No.:

US 10451464 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2019

Capacitive sensor for a flow control valve

Applicant:

Electronics Inc., Mishawaka, IN (US);

Inventors:

Jack M. Champaigne, Mishawaka, IN (US);

Mark A. Ingram, Granger, IN (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:

Botkin & Hall, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Atif H Chaudry

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/74 (2006.01); G01F 1/64 (2006.01); G01N 15/10 (2006.01); G01F 1/78 (2006.01); F16K 27/04 (2006.01); F16K 31/08 (2006.01); F16K 31/10 (2006.01); F16K 1/12 (2006.01); A01C 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/74 (2013.01); A01C 7/105 (2013.01); F16K 1/123 (2013.01); F16K 27/048 (2013.01); F16K 31/086 (2013.01); F16K 31/10 (2013.01); G01F 1/64 (2013.01); G01F 1/785 (2013.01); G01N 15/1031 (2013.01);
Abstract

A flow sensor for use downstream from a particulate media dispensing device is provided having an inlet to receive particulate media and an outlet to dispense the media. The flow sensor has an inlet portion with a funnel to direct particulate media towards a central axis. An axially mounted flow director is located downstream from the funnel to direct the media outwards towards a sensor portion. A capacitive sensor located in the sensor portion surrounds the flow director to create an annular flow path to measure the amount of media that passes through sensor rings in the sensor.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Champaigne, Jack. (2019). Capacitive sensor for a flow control valve (U.S. Patent No. 10451464). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10451464

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