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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:
Oct. 08, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 12, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen A Martin, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Robert D Butterfield, Poway, CA (US);
Charles E Clemens, Encinitas, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73756 ; 73706 ;
Abstract
A pumping segment for incorporation into a fluid delivery system, the segment having a dome-shaped pressure vessel with an optimal shape for interfacing with a pressure sensing element, and which is capable of uniformly distributing pressure across its interfacing structure and being optimally pre-loaded against the pressure sensing element. The pumping segment including a lateral restraint to inhibit rupture of the unloaded pressure vessel when experiencing high internal pressures.