Patent ID: 9279705
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: G01D

Claim Text:
1. A probe for use with a measurement instrument including a circuit connected to the probe, the probe comprising: a process adapter for mounting to a process vessel and including a through bore extending from a connector end to a process end; a tubular body received in the process adapter at the connector end, the body having an outer wall and an inner wall and being solid therebetween, the outer wall having an outer diameter less than an inner diameter of the process adapter at the connector end to define a cavity bounded by the tubular body outer wall and the process adapter, the cavity being open to the process vessel; a coupling securing the body to the process adapter; a center conductor coaxial with the tubular body and the process adapter; and a seal element surrounding the center conductor and encased in the tubular body to provide a seal therebetween; wherein process pressure in the process vessel increases compressive force between the tubular body and the seal element.