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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
May. 28, 1999
James L Gravel, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Bruce L Johnson, St. Anthony, MN (US);
James A Kronmiller, River Falls, WI (US);
Randall C Olson, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Steven D Kruse, Bloomington, MN (US);
Rosemount Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A process seal assembly adapted for installation to a process vessel opening. A probe with a probe connector connects to a rod inside a passageway of a housing adapted to be sealingly mounted to the process vessel opening. The rod has a first end coupled to the probe connector and a second end adapted to couple with a transmitter connector body. A rigid, electrically insulating spool is fastened in the passageway, with an outer spool surface fitting tightly to a wall of the passageway and an axial hole fitting tightly to the rod.