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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
May. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
J. David Carlson, Cary, NC (US);
Gary W. Adams, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lord Corporation, Cary, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/774 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/774 ;
Abstract
A system and method for monitoring the composition of a magnetically permeable material, where the system comprises a first container containing a volume of magnetically permeable material; a flow path for flowing the magnetically permeable material out of the container; a sensor for determining the inductance of the magnetically permeable material; and a sensor for determining the density of the magnetically permeable material. The sensors for determining the density and inductance of the magnetically permeable material are flow connected to the flow path.