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Detector of the flowing of a fluid in a pipe and energy saving device for a hot water system using this detector

CA 1207404 A · Owner: Lawless, Jacques · Inventors: Lawless, Jacques

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A device for detecting the flowing of a fluid in a pipe, comprising a tubular element vertically mounted on the pipe for serially interconnecting two portions of this pipe. One of these portions is connected to the upper end of the tubular element while the other portion is connected to its lower end. A piston made of a magnetic material is slidably mounted within the tubular element and is therefore free to move along it. A by pass conduit interconnects a part of the tubular element adjacent to its lower end with the portion of the pipe which is connected to the upper end of the tubular element to allow the fluid to flow from the portion of the pipe connected at the lower end of the …

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  • Granted July 8, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 8, 2003.
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FiledApril 13, 1983
GrantedJuly 8, 1986
Term endedJuly 8, 2003
Patent numberCA 1207404 A
Classification (IPC)G01F1/56

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1984198619881990199219941996199820002002Application filedApril 13, 1983Patent grantedJuly 8, 1986Term endedJuly 8, 2003

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