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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
May. 31, 2014
Applicant:
William G. Trout, Elgin, IN (US);
Inventor:
William G. Trout, Elgin, IN (US);
Assignee:
Steelhead Innovations, LLC, Elgin, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G08B 21/20 (2006.01); G01M 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/20 (2013.01); G01M 3/2807 (2013.01); G01M 3/2815 (2013.01); G01M 3/28 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0318 (2015.04);
Abstract
A pipe system includes a pipe for containing a pipe flow therethrough having a first flow rate, a sampling tube coupled in fluid communication to the pipe for receiving and containing a portion of the pipe flow therethrough, for interacting with the portion of the pipe flow therethrough so as to form a second flow rate of the portion of the pipe flow being an amplification of the first flow rate, and for returning the portion of the pipe flow to the pipe, and a sensor for sensing the second flow rate and for transmitting a signal being a function of the second flow rate.