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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2010
Applicants:
Werner Grosse Bley, Bonn, DE;
Gerhard Küster, Köln, DE;
Joachim Bergmann, Bielefeld, DE;
Erik Woldt, Lippstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Werner Grosse Bley, Bonn, DE;
Gerhard Küster, Köln, DE;
Joachim Bergmann, Bielefeld, DE;
Erik Woldt, Lippstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Inficon GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/18 (2006.01); G01M 3/04 (2006.01); G01M 3/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/042 (2013.01); G01M 3/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to the use of an indicator for testing the tightness of water conducting components in a housing which is either mixed into the water or released upon contacting water drops or generated from a generative material upon contact with water. According to the invention, the presence of the indicator in gaseous or vaporous form is detected by a sensor.