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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2009
Applicants:
Jeffery Allan Sears, Berkshire, GB;
Tadewos Tzegazeab, Berkshire, GB;
Inventors:
Jeffery Allan Sears, Berkshire, GB;
Tadewos Tzegazeab, Berkshire, GB;
Assignee:
Mobrey Limited, Berkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/296 (2006.01); G01F 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/2966 (2013.01); G01F 25/0061 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a method of, and means for detection the condition of the fork of a vibrating fork level sensor. Changes in the normal operating frequency are compared with previous measurements and an alert generated if the change becomes significant. The method is preferably used to detect significant levels of coating build-up on the fork.