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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 1989
Filed:
May. 06, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary E Welch, Ponca City, OK (US);
Marvin R Appel, Ponca City, OK (US);
Jerry R Bittle, Blackwell, OK (US);
Assignee:
Conoco Inc., Ponca City, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356 70 ; 250225 ; 356364 ; 356366 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for measuring the formation of crystals in a flowing liquid using a flow way that receives a flow of the liquid therethrough; wherein, the flow way includes an optical means and access for illuminating the liquid with a beam of polarized light and then imaging the illuminated liquid to qualitatively ascertain the rate and type of crystal formation within the liquid.