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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2014
Applicants:
Joseph Gerardi, Ithaca, NY (US);
Richard Ingram, Ithaca, NY (US);
Gail Hickman, Ithaca, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/032 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/032 (2013.01); G01N 2291/015 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02408 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02433 (2013.01); G01N 2291/048 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed to monitor the condition of a fluid flow including particulate matter and air or gas content fluid in the fluid flow as well as fluid quality. The apparatus includes a sensor array with an ultrasonic transducer, inductive sensor and fluid quality sensor. It also includes a cyclonic separator. The method includes sensing and sizing particulate matter, distinguishing air bubbles from the particle matter and assessing the quality of the fluid.