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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 094104063', 'Application No. 2006', 'Application No. 200705754', 'Application No. 2006', 'Application No. 200580004624', 'Application No. 200580004624', 'Application No. 094104063', 'Application No. 2006', 'Application No. 095103946']

Patent US8015995 - System and method for flow monitoring and control - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsOne embodiment of the present invention can include a flow control device that comprises an inlet, an outlet in fluid communication with the inlet, a pressure sensor, which may or may not be the only pressure sensor of the fluid control device, and a controller coupled to the pressure sensor. The controller...http://www.google.com/patents/US8015995?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8015995 - System and method for flow monitoring and controlAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8015995 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/777,019Publication dateSep 13, 2011Priority dateFeb 12, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7740024, US20050189018, US20100236643Publication number12777019, 777019, US 8015995 B2, US 8015995B2, US-B2-8015995, US8015995 B2, US8015995B2InventorsCraig L. Brodeur, Marc Laverdiere, Robert F. McLoughlin, J. Karl Niermeyer, Jieh-Hwa ShyuOriginal AssigneeEntegris, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (38), Non-Patent Citations (25), Referenced by (4), Classifications (12), Legal Events (6) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for flow monitoring and control
This application is a continuation of and claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. �120 of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/054,467, entitled “System and Method for Flow Monitoring and Control” by Brodeur et al., filed Feb. 9, 2005 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,740,024, which is a continuation-in-part of and claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. �120 of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/777,300, entitled “System and Method for Flow Monitoring and Control” by Brodeur et al., filed Feb. 12, 2004, issued as U.S. Pat. No. 6,973,375 on Dec. 6, 2005; the contents of applications referenced herein are hereby expressly incorporated by reference for all purposes.
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