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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin E. Rosalik, Jr., Oakland, MI (US);
Stephen Roy Dillon, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/22 ;
Abstract
A flowmeter capable of real-time fuel mass flow measurement involving extremely low fuel mass flow quanta. The flowmeter includes a dual flow path conduit system, a flow control for alternating the selection of one flow path exclusive of the other flow path, an indicator tube interfaced with the conduit system, an indicator shuttle slidably mounted in the indicator tube, and a sensor for sensing the position of the indicator shuttle relative thereto.