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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. 11, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1998
William Thomas Carter, Jr., Galway, NY (US);
Russell Scott Miller, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Mark Gilbert Benz, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Robert John Zabala, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bruce Alan Knudsen, Amsterdam, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The flowrate of a stream discharged from a drain in a vessel is measured by imaging the stream, measuring a diameter of the stream image, and calculating the flowrate based on the measured diameter. A video camera may be aimed below the drain for imaging the stream. A computer is joined to the camera for measuring the diameter of the stream and calculating a corresponding flowrate therefor. Either the pressure head above the drain or the profile of the stream below the drain may be used in calculating the discharge stream flowrate
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