Measuring and testing – Volume or rate of flow – Using turbine
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-18
2006-04-18
Patel, Harshad (Department: 2855)
Measuring and testing
Volume or rate of flow
Using turbine
C073S861750, C222S052000, C222S063000, C702S045000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07028561
ABSTRACT:
A flow switch used in conjunction with a fuel meter in a fuel dispenser to determine when fuel is flowing. A flow switch can only be activated if fuel is flowing through the flow path of the flow switch. If fuel is flowing as indicated by the fuel flow switch, but the meter is not registering fuel flow, there is a meter error, which may be an error internally with components of the meter and/or a pulser that generates pulse signals indicative of fuel flow. If the meter pulser is registering fuel flow, but the flow switch is not registering fuel flow, then an error exists with the flow switch. If fuel is flowing and there are no errors, both the meter and the flow switch should indicate fuel flow.
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McSpadden John S.
Nanaji Seifollah
Robertson Phil
Shermer William P.
Gilbarco Inc.
Patel Harshad
Withrow & Terranova , PLLC
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