ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,393, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to ROSEMOUNT INC. (Shakopee, Minn.).
"Flowmeter with conditioning orifice plate" was invented by David R. Mesnard (Boulder, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A differential pressure fluid flow meter measures flow of a fluid based upon a differential pressure. An orifice plate is selected from a plurality of orifice plates configured to be positioned between upstream and the downstream taps in the conduit. Four evenly spaced circular orifices allow the flow of fluid there through and create the differential pressure which is a function of fluid flow rate. Xdc is a distance in a direction perpend...