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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. 29, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Arunava Dutta, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Leonard V Dullea, Peabody, MA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Products Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324 711 ; 324452 ; 73 2801 ;
Abstract
In a method for detecting the fluidity of particles in a vertically extending bed of fluidized particles, an electric charge which is generated on the particles is dissipated through an electrically conductive means in the fluidized bed to give an indication of the fluidity of the particles in the bed.