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Pseudo continuous wave instrument

CA 1103311 A · Owner: National Aeronautics And Space Administration · Inventors: Heyman, Joseph S.

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A device for measuring acoustic properties and their changes in a sample of liquid, gas, plasma or solid. A variable frequency source is applied to the sample by means of a transducer to produce sound waves within the sample. The application of the variable frequency source to the sample is periodically interrupted for a short duration. Means are connected to the transducer for receiving the resulting acoustic signals during the interruptions for producing a control signal indicative of a difference in the frequency of the output of the bariable frequency source and the frequency of a mechanical resonant peak in the sample. The control signal is applied to the variable frequency source to …

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  • Granted June 16, 1981. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 16, 1998.
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FiledDecember 28, 1978
GrantedJune 16, 1981
Term endedJune 16, 1998
Patent numberCA 1103311 A
Classification (IPC)G01R23/02 +2 more

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1979198119831985198719891991199319951997Application filedDec 28, 1978Patent grantedJune 16, 1981Term endedJune 16, 1998

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