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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:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick J. Doyle, Plymouth, MA (US);
David L. Van Olinda, Westborough, MA (US);
Assignee:
Quantum Catalytics, L.L.C., Fall River, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/720 ; H05B 6/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/720 ; H05B 6/06 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method is described for monitoring the physical integrity of a vessel, such as a molten metal reactor. The apparatus includes a vessel for containing an electrically-conductive liquid having at least one electrically-grounded detection unit located within the containment wall of the vessel. Monitoring changes in electrical current flow of the detection unit relates to the physical integrity of the vessel containment wall and prevents unanticipated breaching of the vessel by the electrically-conductive liquid.