Patents
US 8851100 B2: Sampling and rejection device
- Granted
- 2014-10-07
- Filed
- 2011-01-28 application 13016284
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A sampling and rejection device for a boiler or steam generating system is described. The sampling and rejection device receives the condensate or fluid and allows a volume of the condensate to liquefy or the fluid to build up in the interior of the sampling and rejection device. One or more conductivity, pH, and temperature sensors or probes are positioned in the sampling and rejection device to measure the condensate. The sampling and rejection device includes a collection vessel to hold and temporarily store the condensate. The sampling and rejection device includes an outlet or a return line (to a central boiler) and a drain line. If the sensor measures undesirable conductivity, pH, or temperature in the condensate in the collection vessel, then a valve to the drain line is opened and the condensate is rejected.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg141007.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automation Tech, LLC 11 patents | US company or organization | Perryville, MO | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin P. Petzoldt | Chesterfield, MO | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16T | Steam traps or like apparatus for draining-off liquids from enclosures predominantly containing gases or vapours | F16T1/48 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F01K | Steam engine plants; steam accumulators; engine plants not otherwise provided for; engines using special working fluids or cycles | F01K9/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F22B | Methods of steam generation; steam boilers | F22B37/50 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F28B | Steam or vapour condensers | F28B9/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01N | Investigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties | G01N1/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T137/0318 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PETZOLDT, KEVIN P. signed 2014-08-04 | AUTOMATION TECH, INC. PERRYVILLE, MO | 33550/573 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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