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

Claim 16:
17. A method for measuring a flow of material, comprising:
providing a non-vertical flow meter having:
a chamber disposed at a non-vertical angle and comprising an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet and the outlet are positioned at the non-vertical angle,
a sensing surface disposed on an interior surface within the non-vertically disposed chamber and shaped to facilitate flow of a material,
a load cell in operational communication with the one sensing surface, and
a guide disposed upstream of the sensing surface;

flowing material through the inlet;
directing, via the guide, at least some of the material toward the sensing surface;
measuring, via the load cell, a pressure of the materials directed toward the sensing surface;
outputting a signal proportional to the pressure of the flow of material on the load cell; and
directing the flow of material in toward the outlet.