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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Edward Randall Furlong, Beverly, MA (US);
Xiaolei Shirley AO, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Edward Randall Furlong, Beverly, MA (US);
Xiaolei Shirley Ao, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for measuring the physical characteristics of a flow within a pipe is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the device comprises a hollow ring having an outer wall fixably attached to a meter flange that is inserted between two sections of pipe, and an inner wall on which a sensor is mounted to facilitate accurate flow measurements.