Large line size winged flowmeter design

- Rosemount Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a top, front, and right side view of a large line size winged flowmeter design showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view;

FIG. 3 is a front view, the rear view being identical;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view, the left side elevational view being identical; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof. FIG. 1 has been drawn on a slightly reduced scale with respect to FIGS. 2-5.

The broken line showing of a flowmeter housing is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the design.

Referenced Cited
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4248098 February 3, 1981 Sawayama
4718283 January 12, 1988 Kamentser
4976156 December 11, 1990 Lew
Other references
  • Rosemount Inc. Measurement Division, Model 8711 Magnetic Flowmeter Flowtube, Product Data Sheet PDS 4564, Apr. 1991, pp. 2-5. Brooks Instrument Division, Emerson Electric Co., Product Information Catalog, Brochure No. DS-7400LW, Jan. 1990, pp. G23-G30. Krohne Brochure, ALTOFLUX X-1000 The High Accuracy Electro-Magnetic Flowmeter with the Measuring Section of Fused Alumina Corundum, 12 pages. Krohne Brochure, ALTOFLUX X-1000-The Electro-Magnetic Flowmeter with the Ceramic Metal-Oxide Measuring Section, 4 pages. Fischer & Porter Specification, MINI-MAG.RTM. Magnetic Flowmeter, Oct. 1981, pp. 1-5. Fischer & Porter Literature, Meet the Money-Saver . . . The New Vortex Flowmeter for Liquids, Gases and Steam, 1984. Fischer & Porter Advertisement, TRUE Blue, I&CS--The Industrial and Process Control Magazine, Mar. 1985. Yokogawa Corp. of America Advertisement, If You Have a Fluid and You Can Move It, We Can Meter It. Foxboro Advertisement, The Biggest New in Magnetic Flowmeters is No Big Thing.
Patent History
Patent number: D350491
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 23, 1992
Date of Patent: Sep 13, 1994
Assignee: Rosemount Inc. (Eden Prairie, MN)
Inventors: George C. Hausler (Maple Grove, MN), Melvin R. Beulke (Hopkins, MN)
Primary Examiner: Alan P. Douglas
Assistant Examiner: Antoine D. Davis
Law Firm: Westman, Champlin & Kelly
Application Number: 0/740
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Volume, Flow Or Rate (D10/96)