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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2015
Micro Motion, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Megan Casey, Boulder, CO (US);
Micro Motion, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A manifold () of a flowmeter () includes a body () having a first face () with a first orifice () and a second orifice () and an opposing second face () with a third orifice () and a fourth orifice (), wherein the first orifice () and third orifice () each extend into the body () and meet to define a first flow path () traversing the body (), and wherein the second orifice () and fourth orifice () each extend into the body () and meet to define a second flow path () traversing the body (), wherein the third orifice () and fourth orifice () are each adapted to fluidly communicate with a first and second flow tube () of the flowmeter (), respectively; and a non-circular bifurcated flow opening (), said non-circular bifurcated flow opening () including a non-circular wall portion () projecting from said first face () and surrounding the first orifice () and second orifice (), wherein said non-circular wall portion () is configured to change a cross section of a fluid flow path exiting said first orifice () and said second orifice ().