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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventors:
Jordan Loren Loos, Rockford, IL (US);
Gregory Warren Pulley, Loveland, CO (US);
Brian Lynn Swope, Janesville, WI (US);
Assignee:
Woodward, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/66 (2022.01); G01F 1/667 (2022.01); G01F 1/78 (2006.01); G01F 1/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/662 (2013.01); G01F 1/667 (2013.01); G01F 1/668 (2013.01); G01F 1/78 (2013.01); G01F 1/86 (2013.01);
Abstract
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method of sensing that includes measuring an acoustic impedance of a fluid, measuring a first time of flight in a first direction through the fluid, measuring a second time of flight in a second direction through the fluid, determining a mass fluid flow rate based on the measured acoustic impedance, the measured first time of flight, and the measured second time of flight, and providing the determined mass fluid flow rate.