G01M3/3272

Storage vessel leak detection, remediation, and method of training
11614204 · 2023-03-28 · ·

This application describes methods for responding to a storage vessel leakage event and the implementation of one or more assemblages of components to provide remediation of the leakage event. This application also describes methods of teaching storage vessel leakage remediation for responders and how to use the method of responding to storage vessel leakage event in combination with the one or more assemblages of components.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE INTEGRITY OF CONTAINERS BY OPTICAL MEASUREMENT
20230088151 · 2023-03-23 ·

A method and system for determining an integrity of a container, including obtaining a pressure inside a container by producing, filling and/or sealing a container using heat or at cold conditions. Transmitting a light signal through a headspace of the container and determining, based on the transmitted light signal being detected, the integrity of the container.

Mask fitting level determination device

Provided is a mask fitting level determination device that has a significantly simple component configuration, that can be driven by a battery, that can be reduced in size to a palm size, that is inexpensive, that is operated by a simple operation method, and that does not require proficiency for accurate measurement. The mask fitting level determination device includes: a mask inner pressure detection unit 2 that is inserted between a face surface F of a mask wearing person and a worn mask 1; and a circuit control unit that sets a predefined threshold value in accordance with strength of breathing of the mask wearing person and determines a fitting level on the basis of a reference pressure value and a mask inner pressure value measure by the mask inner pressure detection unit 2; and a display unit 3 that displays the fitting level determined by the circuit control unit to the mask wearing person.

Apparatus for detecting air tightness

Embodiments of the present application disclose an apparatus for detecting air tightness. The apparatus has an air inlet end, an inflating end for an object to be tested inflating end and a standard part inflating end. The apparatus includes a pressure regulating component, a first bypass isolating valve, a second bypass isolating valve, a third bypass isolating valve, a first high air pressure sensor, a second high air pressure sensor, a low air pressure sensor, and a differential pressure sensor. By adopting the technical solutions according to the embodiments of the present application, a low air pressure sensor can be embedded in an air tightness detector suitable for tests under high pressure and the low air pressure sensor can be effectively protected in a high pressure environment, so that leakage tests under different inflation pressures can be implemented by one instrument.

Rapid chamber vacuum leak check hardware and maintenance routine

Methods and apparatus for detecting a vacuum leak within a processing chamber are described herein. More specifically, the methods and apparatus relate to the utilization of a spectral measurement device, such as a spectral gauge, to determine the leak rate within a process chamber while the process chamber is held at a leak test pressure. The spectral measurement device determines the rate of increase of one or more gases within the processing chamber and can be used to determine if the processing chamber passes or fails the leak test.

Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device and Non-transitory Computer-readable Recording Medium
20230067800 · 2023-03-02 ·

According to one aspect of the technique, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, including checking a leak from a process furnace before a substrate is processed. The checking includes: (a) measuring, by a partial pressure sensor provided at an exhaust pipe, an oxygen partial pressure value of a residual oxygen after the process furnace is vacuum-exhausted; (b) comparing the oxygen partial pressure value measured by the partial pressure sensor with a threshold value; and (c) when the oxygen partial pressure value is higher than the threshold value in (b), performing at least one among: purging the process furnace and evacuating the process furnace.

ACCUMULATOR CHECK SYSTEMS AND METHODS

A system includes: a state module configured to selectively set a present state to a first state; a valve control module configured to determine first target open and closed states for valves of a suspension system based on the present state and to open and close the valves of the suspension system according to the first target open and closed states, respectively; a pump control module configured to, when the valves are in the first target open and closed states, respectively, selectively operate an electric pump of the suspension system in a first direction and increase a pressure of hydraulic fluid in a first portion of the suspension system including an accumulator, where the valve control module is configured to decrease the pressure in the first portion after the increase; and a diagnosis module configured to selectively diagnose a fault in the accumulator based on a pressure during the decrease.

Fluid leakage detection system and fluid pressure system

A fluid leakage detection system has a detection space to which working oil leaked out through a rod seal is guided; the rod seal being configured to seal an annular gap between a piston rod and a cylinder head; a sensor unit configured to detect pressure in the detection space; and a controller configured to acquire detected result from the sensor unit, wherein the controller has: a calculation unit configured to calculate a pressure parameter representing a pressure fluctuation in the detection space; a determination unit configured to determine occurrence of leakage of the working oil based on the pressure parameter; and the pressure parameter includes an upper limit value and a lower limit value of the pressure fluctuation obtained from the detected result detected by the sensor unit within a predetermined detection period.

Detection of leaks in a device for evaporating vapors of a fuel stored in a vehicle heat engine tank

Disclosed is a device for evaporating vapors of a fuel stored in a motor vehicle tank. The evaporation device includes a bypass circuit and a bypass valve configured to move between a so-called “absorption” position, in which the bypass valve allows the gases to flow between the tank and an absorbent filter and a so-called “leak detection” position, in which the bypass valve allows the gases to flow between a purge circuit and the tank via the bypass circuit.

Case airtightness evaluation method and evaluation device
11650123 · 2023-05-16 · ·

A case airtightness evaluation method evaluates airtightness of a case mounted at a vehicle. A pressure measuring step of the evaluation method includes pressurizing or depressurizing air in the case, allowing pressure in the case to stabilize, and then measuring a pressure change in the case. During the measurement of the pressure change, a deformation amount acquiring step acquires a deformation amount of a specific location of the case. Based on the acquired deformation amount, a correcting step corrects the measured pressure change. Based on the corrected pressure change, an evaluating step evaluates airtightness of the case.