Coating responsive material condition monitoring system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5539670
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08208928

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A multiple set point material condition monitoring system is responsive both to the level of material with respect to a sensor and the extent of material coating which has accumulated on the sensor. The system provides an output when a predetermined coating thickness has been exceeded, so that the sensor may be cleaned before the coating can accumulate to the extent where a false level output is generated. The systems include three electrode guarded sensors, a bridge comparing the sensor output with a reference, and a bridge reference which is automatically and repeatedly caused to assume a sequence of values corresponding to material condition set points, one of which causes an output when a predetermined coating thickness has occurred and another of which generates a level output. In one embodiment, separate outputs are provided corresponding to each set point. In another embodiment, a single tri-state output is responsive to both set points.

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DREXELBROOK CONTROLS INCHORSHAM PA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kramer, L Jonathan Warminster, PA 16 256
Maltby, Frederick L Jenkintown, PA 19 315
Petersen, Steven R Dresher, PA 10 112

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