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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. 16, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl-Heinz Förster, Commack, NY (US);
Frank J. Langro, Port Washington, NY (US);
Frank Latino, Setauket, NY (US);
Josef Binder, Worpswede, DE;
Wolfgang Benecke, Vorwerk-Buchholz, DE;
Thomas Stärz, Grasberg, DE;
Oliver Ahrens, Bremen, DE;
Assignee:
Festo AG & Co., Esslingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/28 ;
Abstract
A circuit board, which includes one or more sensors, is integrated in a fluid control device, such as a valve manifold and a base plate. The fluid control device selectively directs a fluid used to control pneumatic or hydraulic equipment. The sensors are used to measure physical characteristics of the fluid, such as flow rate, pressure, and temperature.