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Dual loop coriolis effect mass flowmeter

CA 2279642 C · Owner: Lister, Ernest Dale · Inventors: Ollila, Curtis John; Lister, Ernest Dale; Normen, David Frederick

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An apparatus for measuring the flow rate of a fluid flowing through a minimal flow pipeline with a Coriolis effect mass flowmeter. The flowmeter has a single flow tube with two loops. The loops are connected by a cross-over section. A driver oscillates the loops and the phase difference between the ends of the loops is measured. The measured phase difference is then used to find the flow rate of the fluid. The flow tube is fixedly attached to an anchor which is, in turn, attached to a housing. The anchor separate the vibrating, dynamic portion of the flowmeter from the non-vibrating portion of the flowmeter.

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  • Filed February 25, 1998 and granted January 14, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 25, 2018.
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FiledFebruary 25, 1998
GrantedJanuary 14, 2003
Term endedFebruary 25, 2018
Patent numberCA 2279642 C
Classification (IPC)G01F1/84

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