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Data Processing: Measuring, Calibrating, Or Testing > Measurement System In A Specific Environment > Mechanical Measurement System > Flow Metering Flow MeteringFlow Metering patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/23/06 - 20060265149 - Fluid evacuation system with two-way communication filter An evacuation system includes at least one fluid intake, at least one fluid outlet, at least one operational component, such as an evacuation motor, and a first read/write device for transmitting, receiving, or storing information. The evacuation system also includes a filter having a second read/write device for transmitting information ... 11/23/06 - 20060265148 - Diagnostic apparatus and methods for a coriolis flow meter A system for calculating a flow rate of a flow meter using multiple modes is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The system for calculating a flow rate of a flow meter using multiple modes comprises a means for calibrating the flow meter for a number of desired ... 10/19/06 - 20060235629 - Flow meter monitoring and data logging system A flow meter monitoring system (400) is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The flow meter monitoring system (400) includes a communication interface (401) configured to receive flow meter output, a pre-error memory (407), an error log (409), and a processing system (403) configured to communicate with the ... 10/05/06 - 20060224334 - Precision gas flow meter A precision gas flow meter that is capable of measuring small flow rates of gasses precisely in the range of 0.01 to 10 L per minute. The meter is designed to measure the gas flow in small volume increments of predetermined value, and therefore can be used to measure a ... 09/28/06 - 20060217901 - Flowmeter and flowmeter system In a thermal-type airflow meter that measures an intake airflow rate in an internal combustion engine of an automobile or the like, there has been a problem that pulsation errors caused by external fluctuations under the environment including a large pulsation and reverse flow in the intake valve are difficult ... 09/28/06 - 20060217900 - Mass flow verifier with flow restrictor A flow verifier for verifying measurement of a flow rate of a fluid by a device includes a flow restrictor that renders the flow rate verification substantially insensitive to elements upstream of the flow restrictor. The flow verifier includes a vessel that receives a flow of the fluid from the ... 09/28/06 - 20060217899 - Monitoring of two-phased fluid flow In a method of monitoring two-phase fluid flow a vortex flowmeter is used to generate a signal indicative of the flow regime using the signal components and its fluctuations to determine the phase status of the fluid flow. ... 09/21/06 - 20060212231 - Apparatus and method of processing data to improve the performance of a flow monitoring system An apparatus and method of processing flow meter data to filter out signal noise is provided. The method includes defining the flow meter data is a k-ω plane, wherein the k-ω plane includes a first k-plane quadrant separated from a second k-plane quadrant by a predetermined axis. The flow meter ... 07/13/06 - 20060155488 - Mass air flow circuit having pulse width modulation feedback control A circuit for measuring the mass air flow rate through a duct is disclosed. The circuit includes a bridge circuit, a first amplifier, an oscillator, a comparator and a switch. The bridge circuit has a plurality of resistors arranged to output first and second bridge voltage signals. The first amplifier ... 06/15/06 - 20060129336 - Human machine interface for instruments and method to configure same A measuring instrument with a human-machine interface comprising a visual display and selection means associated with the visual display, a method to configure using the visual display and a plurality of selectors or buttons, and a computer program and graphic user interface for carrying out the method. ... 06/01/06 - 20060116829 - Flow transport analysis method and system A method and system for analyzing flow of a substance in a sewer system determines a first flow velocity at a first location and a second flow velocity at a second location. Using a processor, the travel time between the two locations is determined using only the flow velocities and ... 05/11/06 - 20060100796 - Clogging detector for air filter The detector for monitoring decrease in air flow rate due to air filter clogging. It is based on combination of three essential components: the air flow sensor, a threshold detector and an indicator. The air flow sensor is built in form of a novel thermo-anemometer which contains a thermistor, a ... 04/13/06 - 20060080049 - Method for operating a process-measuring device The process measuring device comprises a flow sensor having a measuring tube, a sensor arrangement for producing a measurement signal, and an evaluation and operating circuit. The method serves to compensate for the effects of interfering potentials which are caused especially by foreign particles or air bubbles in the liquid ... 03/16/06 - 20060058971 - Coriolis flowmeter A Coriolis flowmeter having an improved measurement accuracy, especially in measurement applications, where conventional Coriolis flowmeters may have a reduced accuracy due to erroneous flow spiking or outputs during no-flow situations is described, comprising: a measurement tube, a driver for imparting a force proportional to an applied excitation signal to ... 01/26/06 - 20060020403 - Device and method for real time direct measurement of the proportion and flow-rate of a multi-component complex fluid A device for the real time direct measuring of the proportion and flow-rate of the different components which conform a multi-component complex fluid, which device comprises a set of mutually associated control computer, derivation device and electronic measuring device, the derivation device being connected to a plurality of sensor assemblies ... 01/12/06 - 20060009926 - Attitude insensitive flow device system and method Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for attitude insensitive flow devices. One embodiment of the present invention can include a flow device comprising a processor and a computer readable medium accessible by the processor that stores a set of computer instructions executable by the processor. The computer ... 01/12/06 - 20060009925 - Valve control system and method Embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method of valve control that eliminates, or at least substantially reduces, the shortcomings of prior art valve control systems and methods. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for multi-channel valve control. One embodiment of the present ... 12/29/05 - 20050288874 - One-way valve, valve unit assembly, and ink cartridge using the same A one-way valve, a valve unit assembly and ink cartridge using this valve or valve unit assembly for controlling ink flow are disclosed. The one-way valve includes a foot support portion, a wall support portion projecting at an angle from an interior side of the foot support portion, a shoulder ... 12/29/05 - 20050288873 - Ultrasonic liquid flow controller An ultrasonic flow meter includes a conduit, a first ultrasonic transducer, a second ultrasonic transducer, and a controller. The first ultrasonic transducer is disposed at a first position about a first portion of the conduit to transmit a first ultrasonic signal and to receive a second ultrasonic signal. The second ... 12/22/05 - 20050283322 - Control system and technique for particulate collection systems Methods are provided for monitoring particulate flow distribution throughout particulate collection systems that employ collection vessels such as hoppers and feeders. The collection vessels are positioned in a grid pattern, and the amount of particulate collected from a given collection vessel is recorded as associated with that collection vessel's position ... 12/08/05 - 20050273278 - Program product to measure density, specific gravity, and flow rate of fluids Program product to measure fluid flow characteristics in a pipeline is provided. A vortex-shedding body is positioned within the pipeline to form vortices. A vortex meter can include a vortex frequency sensor to measure the frequency of the vortices to determine the volumetric flow rate. A differential pressure meter positioned ... 11/24/05 - 20050261842 - Flowmeter A flowmeter for achieving a fluid flow rate value by using calibration curves on the basis of the output of a detection circuit using a bridge circuit (73) containing as constituent resistors respective temperature sensing elements of a flow rate detector containing a heating element (33) and a fluid temperature ... 11/10/05 - 20050251351 - Startup and operational techniques for a digital flowmeter Startup and operational techniques for a digital flowmeter are described. The techniques select an optimal mode of operation for the digital flowmeter, depending on a current environment of the flowmeter. For example, during a startup operation of the flowmeter, the mode of operation might include a random sequence mode, in ... 11/03/05 - 20050246111 - Method and apparatus for measuring parameters of a stratified flow Various methods are described for measuring parameters of a stratified flow using at least one spatial array of sensors disposed at different axial locations along the pipe. Each of the sensors provides a signal indicative of unsteady pressure created by coherent structures convecting with the flow. In one aspect, a ... 11/03/05 - 20050246110 - Method and apparatus for automatically generating airfoil performance tables One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates automatically generating a performance table for an object, wherein the object is subject to fluid flow. The system operates by first receiving a description of the object and testing parameters for the object. The system executes a flow solver ... 10/27/05 - 20050240359 - In-place dynamically re-sizeable persistent historical database The specification discloses a method of maintaining a historical database of information. The method describes up to eleven segments, each segment corresponding possibly to a different data logging rate in the historical database. Points, whether measured or calculated parameters, are grouped into segments based on which points may have their ... 10/13/05 - 20050228598 - Coriolis mass flow meter for measuring a concentration In a Coriolis mass flow meter for determining the concentration of a flowing fluid, a concentration function is stored in a concentration evaluating unit. This enables the user to produce a concentration value at given temperature and density of the medium appropriate for a given application. ... 09/29/05 - 20050216209 - Method for monitoring a fcc catalyst injection system A method for monitoring a FCC catalyst injection system is provided. In one embodiment of the invention, the method includes automatically updating a catalyst available inventory information in a digital memory device in response to a catalyst usage event. A sufficiency of the updated catalyst available inventory is automatically determined. ... 09/22/05 - 20050209794 - Digital flowmeter A controller for a flowmeter includes an input module operable to receive a sensor signal from a sensor connected to a vibratable flowtube. The sensor signal is related to a fluid flow through the flowtube. The controller also includes a signal processing system operable to receive the sensor signal, determine ... 09/22/05 - 20050209793 - Doppler ultrasonic flowmeter, and processor and method thereof with quantization error correction In a Doppler ultrasonic flowmeter, to obtain a precise flow rate a flow rate calculation equation that corrects a quantization error occurring to a spatial resolution is used. An ultrasonic transducer transmits/receives ultrasonic pulses, and subject the resulting received signals to A/D conversion after a predetermined process is applied thereto. ... 09/22/05 - 20050209792 - Protease inhibitors as defined herein, particularly of cysteine and serine proteases. ... 08/18/05 - 20050182576 - Methods of measuring steam turbine efficiency A method for measuring efficiency of a turbine includes operating the power plant at a first load, wherein a gas turbine is operated with a first fuel flow and a first gas turbine inlet air flow, determining a first shaft output at the first load with steam supplied from a ... 08/11/05 - 20050177323 - Process for the assessment of gravity-type collection networks A method of evaluating a gravity-type flow conveyance system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of identifying, quantifying and totaling all upstream inflow sources to compute an anticipated flow at a plurality of access points in the system. The actual depth of flow at each access point is then ... 08/04/05 - 20050171709 - System for the monitor and control of rest rooms The present invention is directed to a rest room control system including one or more sensors configured to monitor or control a function associated with the rest room. The system also includes a controller operably coupled to the one or more sensors, and configured to receive data therefrom associated with ... 08/04/05 - 20050171708 - Flowmeter specification and ordering system A modular system and method is provided for enabling remote configuring and ordering of flowmeters in a client-server environment. The system includes a meter selection module configured to enable a user to select from a plurality of flowmeter types. A process data module receives process data from a client and ... 07/21/05 - 20050159904 - Method and apparatus for determining a quality metric of a measurement of a fluid parameter An apparatus for measuring a parameter of a fluid passing through a pipe includes a spatial array of at least two sensors disposed at different axial locations along the pipe. Each of the sensors provides a signal indicative of unsteady pressure within the pipe at a corresponding axial location of ... 06/09/05 - 20050125169 - Method and apparatus for measuring a parameter of a fluid flowing within a pipe using sub-array processing A parameter of a fluid passing through a pipe is measured using a spatial array of sensors disposed at different axial locations along the pipe. The spatial array includes at least two overlapping sub-arrays. Using the pressure signals, a signal processor determines a spatial correlation matrix for each of the ... 06/09/05 - 20050125168 - Magnetoinductive flowmeter and measuring method for a magnetoinductive flowmeter The magnetoinductive flowmeter measures the flow volume of a medium traveling through a measuring tube, with a magnet that serves to generate a magnetic field permeating the measuring tube that has a magnetic-field component that extends perpendicular to the direction of flow. The flowmeter also includes a first measuring electrode ... 06/09/05 - 20050125167 - Device and method for operating a coriolis mass flowmeter The invention relates to a device and a method for operating a Coriolis mass flowmeter with at least one measuring pipe, and is characterized in that at least two operative assemblies, which can respectively be operated as an exciter (actuator) and/or as a measuring signal pickup (sensor), are attached to ... 06/09/05 - 20050125166 - Method and apparatus for measuring a parameter of a fluid flowing within a pipe using an array of sensors Various methods are described which increase the efficiency and accuracy of a signal processor in determining parameters of a fluid using signals output by a spatial array of sensors disposed along a pipe. In one aspect, parameters used for calculating the temporal Fourier transform of the pressure signals, specifically the ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |