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Patent No.:

US 7462220 B1

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Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2005
Applicant:

Terry Lewis Farmer, Kearney, MO (US);

Inventor:

Terry Lewis Farmer, Kearney, MO (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 45/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods and systems for detecting filter rupture are provided. The system includes a light emitter positioned on a first lateral side of a fluid flow and configured to emit light at a predetermined intensity into the fluid flow downstream from a fluid filter, a light receiver positioned on a second lateral side of the fluid flow and configured to receive at least a portion of the emitted light, and a controller configured to receive a signal from said light receiver corresponding to the intensity of the emitted light or the pulsations in the light received, also known as scintillation, said controller configured to generate a corresponding output signal.


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Farmer, Terry. (2008). Methods and systems for detecting filter rupture (U.S. Patent No. 7462220). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7462220

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