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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2007
Applicants:

Jean-marc Reymond, Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse, FR;

Sophie Kerhoas-cavata, Raizeux, FR;

Philippe Mangeot, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, FR;

Inventors:

Jean-Marc Reymond, Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse, FR;

Sophie Kerhoas-Cavata, Raizeux, FR;

Philippe Mangeot, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, FR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention relates to a device and a method for counting elementary particles emitted by a fluid, the device comprising a line for transferring the fluid and, outside the line, detection means () for detecting the particles that are attenuated by a wall of the line and/or by this fluid. A counting device according to the invention includes at least one counting portion () of oblong cross section which joins together two adjacent portions of the line having a larger flow section and which has an [internal height (h)/internal width (l)] ratio of 20% or less, in which the internal height and the internal width represent the smallest and largest transverse dimensions respectively of the portion, these being measured along two approximately perpendicular directions, said detection means extending transversely to this portion, facing its entire internal width and on either side thereof.


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