Patent ID: 11892332
Assignee: M&S FLOWMATICS INCORPORATED
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A non-vertical flow meter comprising:
a chamber disposed at a non-vertical angle and comprising:
an inlet disposed at the non-vertical angle; and
an outlet disposed at the non-vertical angle,
wherein the chamber defines a passageway between the inlet and the outlet that defines a non-vertical axis for material flow;

a guide disposed within the chamber;
a sensing surface pivotally engaged with an interior surface within the non-vertically disposed chamber, wherein the pivoting sensing surface is shaped to facilitate movement of a material in a direction of the outlet; and
a load cell operatively engaged with the sensing surface,, wherein the load cell is constructed and arranged to sense pressure applied to the sensing surface.