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Method and apparatus for monitoring a liquid level

CA 1313058 C · Owner: Murthy, Ashok · Inventors: Murthy, Ashok

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A method and apparatus are provided for monitoring the surface level of a liquid, such as molten metal by, moving first and second sensing means preferably electrodes, vertically with respect to the surface level of the liquid positioning the lower portion of the second electrode vertically displaced upwardly with respect to the lower portion of the first electrode, such that the amount of vertical displacement is directly related to the accuracy of determining the liquid level, generating an electrical signal as a function of each electrode position, then moving the first and second electrode vertically with respect to the surface level of the liquid in response to the electrical signal …

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  • Granted January 26, 1993. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 26, 2010.
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FiledAugust 19, 1987
GrantedJanuary 26, 1993
Term endedJanuary 26, 2010
Patent numberCA 1313058 C
Classification (IPC)G01F23/24 +2 more

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19881991199419972000200320062009Application filedAug 19, 1987Patent grantedJan 26, 1993Term endedJan 26, 2010

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