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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 1985
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
John C Devins, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Amandus H Sharbaugh, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73705 ; 2502 / ;
Abstract
The pressure of a gas within an enclosure is measured without making physical contact with the gas by focusing radiation from a laser onto a section of the gas and, while varying the intensity of the radiation, monitoring the section under measurement for electrical breakdown, as indicated by emitted light or suitable breakdown indicia, such as radio noise. The absolute gas pressure at the section of the gas under measurement is determined from a calibration curve relating the intensity of the beam to the pressure at which breakdown occurs for the particular gas being monitored.