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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Sintokogio, Ltd., Nagoya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroyasu Makino, Toyokawa, JP;
Minoru Hirata, Toyokawa, JP;
Shuji Takasu, Toyokawa, JP;
Hiroyuki Miyazaki, Toyokawa, JP;
Matthias Strehle, Freiberg, DE;
Assignee:
SINTOKOGIO, LTD., Nagoya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/02 (2006.01); B22C 9/02 (2006.01); B22C 19/00 (2006.01); G01F 23/24 (2006.01); B22C 19/04 (2006.01); B22C 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/02 (2013.01); B22C 9/02 (2013.01); B22C 15/02 (2013.01); B22C 19/00 (2013.01); B22C 19/04 (2013.01); G01F 23/242 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting powder is performed in a powder detection device including a pair of electrodes arranged to be opposed to each other with a gap interposed therebetween and an electric circuit electrically connected to the pair of electrodes. The method includes detecting powder filling in a case where the electric circuit together with powder and the electrodes forms a closed circuit when the powder fills the gap.