EP1797489A4 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLOW MEASUREMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MASSIVE FLOW CONTROL UNIT - Google Patents

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLOW MEASUREMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MASSIVE FLOW CONTROL UNIT

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Publication number
EP1797489A4
EP1797489A4 EP05772286A EP05772286A EP1797489A4 EP 1797489 A4 EP1797489 A4 EP 1797489A4 EP 05772286 A EP05772286 A EP 05772286A EP 05772286 A EP05772286 A EP 05772286A EP 1797489 A4 EP1797489 A4 EP 1797489A4
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Prior art keywords
validation
control unit
massive
flow control
flow
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Withdrawn
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EP05772286A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1797489A2 (en
Inventor
Stuart A Tison
Sandeep Sukumaran
James Barker
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Celerity Inc
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Celerity Inc
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Priority claimed from US10/887,591 external-priority patent/US7412986B2/en
Application filed by Celerity Inc filed Critical Celerity Inc
Publication of EP1797489A2 publication Critical patent/EP1797489A2/en
Publication of EP1797489A4 publication Critical patent/EP1797489A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D7/00—Control of flow
    • G05D7/06—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means
    • G05D7/0617—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials
    • G05D7/0629—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials characterised by the type of regulator means
    • G05D7/0635—Control of flow characterised by the use of electric means specially adapted for fluid materials characterised by the type of regulator means by action on throttling means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F25/00—Testing or calibration of apparatus for measuring volume, volume flow or liquid level or for metering by volume
    • G01F25/10—Testing or calibration of apparatus for measuring volume, volume flow or liquid level or for metering by volume of flowmeters
    • G01F25/15—Testing or calibration of apparatus for measuring volume, volume flow or liquid level or for metering by volume of flowmeters specially adapted for gas meters
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F25/00—Testing or calibration of apparatus for measuring volume, volume flow or liquid level or for metering by volume
    • G01F25/10—Testing or calibration of apparatus for measuring volume, volume flow or liquid level or for metering by volume of flowmeters
    • G01F25/17—Testing or calibration of apparatus for measuring volume, volume flow or liquid level or for metering by volume of flowmeters using calibrated reservoirs

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Measuring Volume Flow (AREA)
  • Flow Control (AREA)
EP05772286A 2004-07-09 2005-07-07 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLOW MEASUREMENT AND VALIDATION OF A MASSIVE FLOW CONTROL UNIT Withdrawn EP1797489A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/887,591 US7412986B2 (en) 2004-07-09 2004-07-09 Method and system for flow measurement and validation of a mass flow controller
US10/946,031 US7424895B2 (en) 2004-07-09 2004-09-21 Method and system for flow measurement and validation of a mass flow controller
PCT/US2005/024084 WO2006017116A2 (en) 2004-07-09 2005-07-07 Method and system for flow measurement and validation of a mass flow controller

Publications (2)

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EP1797489A2 EP1797489A2 (en) 2007-06-20
EP1797489A4 true EP1797489A4 (en) 2008-07-30

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Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP1797489A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2008506116A (en)
TW (1) TWI278606B (en)
WO (1) WO2006017116A2 (en)

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EP1797489A2 (en) 2007-06-20
TWI278606B (en) 2007-04-11
WO2006017116A3 (en) 2007-03-01
JP2008506116A (en) 2008-02-28
WO2006017116A2 (en) 2006-02-16
TW200613700A (en) 2006-05-01

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