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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel W. Mayer, Wyoming, MN (US);
Robert L. Demorest, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Trevor H. Hegg, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
Mocon, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/02 ;
Abstract
A non-destructive method for testing sealed packages for leakage, particularly packages having a gas-permeable portion and a non-gas-permeable portion, by applying a temporary barrier over the gas-permeable portion, wherein the temporary barrier has an aperture, and connecting the aperture to a pressure monitor, and recording the pressure drop in the sealed package, via the aperture, for a predetermined time.