US Patent 8122753 Portable metered flow apparatus for calibration/bump testing

A portable metered flow apparatus for accurately providing calibration gas from a calibration gas source to a gas monitoring instrument in order to permit calibration/bump testing of the instrument comprising a regulator and a gas delivery device that includes a solenoid valve, an electronic timing circuit, a device for providing power to the solenoid valve and the electronic timing circuit, a power switch for activating the electronic timing circuit, a device for activating the release of calibration gas; and optionally one or more LED lights. A method for calibration/bump testing of a gas monitoring device utilizing the portable metered flow apparatus is also provided.