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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2009
Satoshi Fukuhara, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Kataoka, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiro Ukezono, Tokyo, JP;
Kohei Izu, Tokyo, JP;
Kazutoshi Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Fukuhara, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Kataoka, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiro Ukezono, Tokyo, JP;
Kohei Izu, Tokyo, JP;
Kazutoshi Okamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic meter may include, but is not limited to, an emitter that emits a series of ultrasonic burst signals towards a fluid containing bubbles and/or particles, the series of ultrasonic burst signals being reflected by the air bubbles and/or particles in the fluid to be a series of reflected signals, a receiver that receives the series of reflected signals, and a calculator that calculates a plurality of correlation coefficients by performing a correlation processing on a series of received signals outputted from the receiver, the calculator calculating a physical quantity of the fluid based on the plurality of correlation coefficients.