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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Karel van den Berg, Bleskensgraaf, NL;
Assignee:
Maasland N.V. a Dutch limited liability company, Maasland, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F / ; A01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7386115 ; 73223 ; 119 1417 ;
Abstract
A quantity meter for determining the quantity of liquid flowing through a line is provided with at least two electrically conducting elements arranged in the line spaced from each other and being in communication with an electronic circuit. This electronic circuit determines the quantity of liquid which has flowed through the line on the basis of the electric conductivity of the liquid, the length of the interval of time during which a unit of milk passes between the two electrically conducting elements, the distance between the electrically conducting elements, the rate of flow of the liquid and the specific electrical resistance.