Patent ID: 8109154

Claim:
A dual-driver vibratory flowmeter ( 100 ), comprising: a first flowtube ( 102 A); a second flowtube ( 102 B) positioned substantially adjacent to the first flowtube ( 102 A), with the first and second flowtubes ( 102 A, 102 B) including a longitudinal length L; a first driver ( 121 ) comprising first and second driver portions ( 121 A, 121 B) and affixed to the first and second flowtubes ( 102 A, 102 B), with the first driver ( 121 ) being located at a third longitudinal location Y along the first and second flowtubes ( 102 A, 102 B); and a second driver ( 122 ) comprising first and second driver portions ( 122 A, 122 B) and affixed to the first and second flowtubes ( 102 A, 102 B), with the second driver ( 122 ) being located substantially at the third longitudinal location Y and substantially spaced-apart from the first driver ( 121 ), wherein the first driver ( 121 ) and the second driver ( 122 ) vibrate the first and second flowtubes ( 102 A, 102 B) substantially in unison.