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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:
Apr. 16, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas M Fox, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Roger L Sevison, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7329 / ; 342124 ; 367908 ;
Abstract
A non-intrusive mounting system and method for coupling microwave instruments to a container flange having an opening into a container. The mounting system includes a microwave transparent window and a mounting flange having a window recess for accommodating the microwave transparent window. The microwave transparent window is compressively fastened over the container opening between the mounting flange and the container flange. Microwave instruments such as radar level sensing apparatus can be mounted on and removed from the mounting flange without breaking the seal to the container.