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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:
Feb. 09, 1993
Filed:
May. 03, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary W Lewis, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Max J Moore, Walnut, CA (US);
Assignee:
Horiba Instruments Incorporated, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 2331 ; 7386301 ;
Abstract
An exhaust sampler for use in evaluating exhaust emissions of an exhaust source such as an internal combustion engine which utilizes a calibrated subsonic venturi for measuring the exhaust or exhaust/dilution air flow rate. Controls are provided for selecting and controlling a variety of flow rates between or during test periods. The system also provides a variety of control methods for extracting a sample from the bulkstream flow of exhaust and dilution air or from raw exhaust flow.