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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
May. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Ads Llc, Huntsville, AL (US);
Inventor:
James S. Schutzbach, Madison, AL (US);
Assignee:
ADS LLC, Huntsville, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/296 (2006.01); G10K 11/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/2962 (2013.01); G10K 11/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A velocity sensor and housing therefore, the velocity sensor provides a measurement of the velocity in a sewer manhole or chamber. The velocity sensor includes an ultrasonic transducer that emits a signal to measure the liquid below and may use an additional transducer or it is used by itself to detect the signal reflected from the surface. A parabolic reflector is designed and arranged to direct the emitted ultrasonic signal from the transducer to the surface with a linear beam while minimizing the beam spread. The return echo may either be measured directly or with the same transducer that was used to transmit the ultrasonic signal.