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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pushpinder Singh Puri, Emmaus, PA (US);
James Gordon Hansel, Emmaus, PA (US);
Assignee:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/04 ; G01M 3/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/04 ; G01M 3/22 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a leak of a fluid from a system for storing and/or transporting a volume of the fluid includes an odorant material. The system includes at least one vessel and at least one sealant having an outer surface. The odorant material is encapsulated or sorbed on the sealant, at least a portion of the odorant material having at least one detectable odor.