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Apparatus and method for measuring fluid characteristics

  • US 6,907,353 B2
  • Filed: 06/24/2003
  • Issued: 06/14/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A sensing element for use with a controller adapted to receive input signals corresponding to the sensing element, said sensing element comprising:

  • a housing defining a conduit adapted to be in fluid communication with a fluid;

    a pair of sensing arrays disposed within said conduit, said pair of sensing arrays being in a facing spaced relationship to define a gap disposed therebetween;

    a plurality of sensors disposed on said pair of sensing arrays, said plurality of sensors being adapted to sense and provide signals corresponding to a plurality of parameters of said fluid, wherein the plurality of parameters include temperature, pressure differential exerted on a sensing array of the pair of sensing arrays, and force exerted on the sensing array; and

    a microprocessor adapted to receive the signals of said plurality of sensors, said microprocessor being adapted to determine at least one condition of said fluid upon receipt of the signals corresponding to the plurality of parameters of said fluid.

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