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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2004
Graeme Ralph Duffill, Boulder, CO (US);
Andrew Timothy Patten, Boulder, CO (US);
Mark James Bell, Arvada, CO (US);
Graeme Ralph Duffill, Boulder, CO (US);
Andrew Timothy Patten, Boulder, CO (US);
Mark James Bell, Arvada, CO (US);
Micro Motinn, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A meter electronics and method for detecting a residual material in a flow meter assembly are provided according to the invention. The meter electronics includes a processing system adapted to direct the flow meter to vibrate the flow meter assembly and receive a vibrational response from the flow meter assembly. The meter electronics further includes a storage system configured to store flow meter parameters and data. The meter electronics is further characterized by the processing system being configured to compare the vibrational response to a predetermined residual material threshold to detect the residual material.