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Patent US6907383 - Flow diagnostic system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA flow diagnostic system for a flow sensing element and impulse lines. A pressure transmitter coupled to the impulse lines provides digital pressure data to a control system. The control system provides the pressure data and real time clock readings to a diagnostic application. The diagnostic application...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6907383?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6907383 - Flow diagnostic systemAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS6907383 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/852,102Publication date14 Jun 2005Filing date9 May 2001Priority date28 Mar 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1514928A, CN100507465C, EP1407233A1, EP1407233B1, US20020029130, WO2002090894A1Publication number09852102, 852102, US 6907383 B2, US 6907383B2, US-B2-6907383, US6907383 B2, US6907383B2InventorsEvren Eryurek, Kadir KavakliogluOriginal AssigneeRosemount Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (125), Non-Patent Citations (104), Referenced by (96), Classifications (27), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetFlow diagnostic system
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