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AssigneeTrebor International, Inc.
InventorsRicky B. Steck, Michael Dunn, Troy Orr, Matthew Stillings, David Kingsbury
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A pump for ultra-pure fluids comprises a flexible diaphragm separating a fluid chamber from an air chamber. The diaphragm creates an airtight seal between the fluid chamber and the air chamber. Any leak from the fluid chamber into the air chamber is detected by a fiber optic system comprising an element and two optical fibers that are disposed such that light is detected by the second optical fiber only when the element is not in contact with liquid. A second fiber optic system can also be used to determine the stroke of an oscillating member by disposing the fiber optic lines at an angle calculated to reflect light off of the oscillating member when the member arrives at a predetermined location. The fiber optics are adapted to be resistant to corrosion, non-igniting, and non-contaminating.
A fiber optic system for detecting the stroke of a pump having a shuttle valve positioned inside a shuttle valve chamber, the shuttle valve adapted to move in a first and second direction within the shuttle valve chamber, the fiber optic system comprising:
A fiber optic system for detecting leak in a sealed chamber pump, a portion of the fiber optic system positioned internal to the sealed chamber pump, the fiber optic system comprising:
A coupler assembly for coupling a fiber optic system to a sealed chamber pump, the fiber optic system having fiber optic lines, a detector member, and a detector member head, wherein the coupler permits a user to attach and remove the fiber optic system from the sealed chamber pump without twisting the fiber optic lines, the coupler comprising:
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