Patent ID: 9677921
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29L,G01F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method for fabricating a Coriolis flowmeter from a single polymer material, the method comprising: fabricating a dynamically responsive manifold from a first polymer material, the dynamically responsive manifold comprising: fabricating at least two flow-sensitive members from the first polymer material, each flow-sensitive member including two open ends; welding each open end of the at least two flow-sensitive members to a corresponding weld surface of one of the at least four tubular port extensions; and temporarily inserting a pin, during welding, to a location that is inside the at least two flow-sensitive members and the corresponding tubular port extension, the location corresponding to a polymer joint, the pin in intimate contact with the polymer joint to prevent polymer from the polymer joint from flowing into the flow-sensitive member.