Patents Assigned to Sensor-Matic, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4091682
    Abstract: Apparatus for measuring a pressure differential in a fluid carrying conduit characterized by a digital representation of the rate of fluid flow and a high degree of accuracy is disclosed. The sensor portion of the apparatus includes two identical electrically driven piezoelectric crystals. One crystal provides a series of pulses at its resonant frequency for use as a reference signal. The second crystal provides a series of pulses at a frequency which is inversely related to a force applied thereto. The sensor further includes two (minimally) arcuately curved stainless steel sealing diaphragms urged in opposing directions by two pressures acting in opposing directions. The movement of the two diaphragms, which are rigidly connected to one another, and which is directly related to the difference in magnitude of the two pressures, is used to apply the force to the second crystal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1978
    Assignee: Sensor-Matic, Inc.
    Inventors: Arthur Robert Abbott, Walter Clark Milliken