ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,399,054, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Sunsonic LLC (Venice, Fla.).
"Clamp on ultrasonic flow meter" was invented by Gene Anthony Hoppe (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clamp-on ultrasonic meter includes a housing with first and second portions which define an aperture for receiving a pipe, which include an ultrasonic transmitter and receiver that engage the pipe. The first and second portions are hingedly connected and clamped to one another around the pipe using an overcenter latch mechanism that incorporates a hinge with first and second ends each comprising a bearing, with the bearing in the first end of the hinge co...