Global Patent Index - EP 1015863 A1

EP 1015863 A1 20000705 - MONITORING THE CONTENTS OF A CONTAINER BY ULTRASONIC MEANS

Title (en)

MONITORING THE CONTENTS OF A CONTAINER BY ULTRASONIC MEANS

Title (de)

ÜBERWACHUNG EINES BEHÄLTERINHALTS MITTELS ULTRASCHALLVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

SURVEILLANCE DU CONTENU D'UN CONTENEUR PAR DES MOYENS A ULTRASONS

Publication

EP 1015863 A1 20000705 (EN)

Application

EP 98944039 A 19980921

Priority

  • GB 9802794 W 19980921
  • GB 9719940 A 19970919

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9915870A1] The contents of the container (1) are non-intrusively monitored by probing the container with an ultrasonic signal, and measuring changes in the ultrasound signature of the received signal after the signal has passed through the contents of the container.

IPC 1-7

G01M 3/24; G01M 3/22

IPC 8 full level

G01M 3/22 (2006.01); G01M 3/24 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01M 3/226 (2013.01); G01M 3/24 (2013.01); G01N 2291/044 (2013.01); G01N 2291/048 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9915870A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH ES FR GB IT LI SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9915870 A1 19990401; AU 9171798 A 19990412; EP 1015863 A1 20000705; GB 9719940 D0 19971119; JP 2001517785 A 20011009; ZA 988605 B 20000531

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9802794 W 19980921; AU 9171798 A 19980921; EP 98944039 A 19980921; GB 9719940 A 19970919; JP 2000513121 A 19980921; ZA 988605 A 19980921