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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Kouichi Miyashita, Kasugai, JP;
Yusuke Okuma, Mizuho, JP;
Inventors:
Kouichi Miyashita, Kasugai, JP;
Yusuke Okuma, Mizuho, JP;
Assignee:
NGK Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/08 (2006.01); G01M 3/20 (2006.01); B01D 65/10 (2006.01); B01D 46/24 (2006.01); G01F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/20 (2013.01); B01D 65/10 (2013.01); B01D 46/2418 (2013.01); B01D 2273/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is disclosed a filter inspection method which is excellent in sensitivity to detect defects of a filter and in operation efficiency. The filter inspection method includes a humidifying step of exposing a porous filter to moisture-containing air; and a detecting step of introducing water particles into the filter in a wet state through the humidifying step, to detect the water particles which pass through and flow out of the filter, thereby detecting defects of the filter.