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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:
Sep. 19, 2000
Filed:
May. 01, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Brian Miller Ence, Lansdale, PA (US);
Assignee:
CertainTeed Corporation, Valley Forge, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356338 ; 356343 ;
Abstract
Devices and methods for measuring the concentration of airborne fibers are provided. The devices include flow means for providing laminar flow to a portion of the fibers in an air sample and a light source for generating a light beam directed to the laminarly flowing fibers to produce a scattered light. The device further includes a sensor for sensing a portion of this scattered light and for producing an output from which a respirable fiber concentration estimate can be measured.