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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Homeserve Plc, Walsall, GB;
Inventor:
Samuel Bailey, London, GB;
Assignee:
HomeServe plc, Walsall, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 13/02 (2021.01); G01M 3/00 (2006.01); G01M 3/28 (2006.01); G01P 13/00 (2006.01); G01K 1/143 (2021.01); G01M 3/32 (2006.01); G01M 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/002 (2013.01); G01K 1/143 (2013.01); G01K 13/02 (2013.01); G01M 3/2807 (2013.01); G01P 13/006 (2013.01); G01K 13/026 (2021.01); G01M 3/243 (2013.01); G01M 3/3254 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flow detector for detecting flow rates of fluid in pipes by measuring the temperature of the pipe and the ambient temperature and determining from the signals whether there is a flow in the pipe, by the shape of the temperature signals without providing any heat input to the pipe or fluid.