Patent classifications
G01N27/07
MEASUREMENT CELL FOR ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASURING INSTRUMENT, AND ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASURING INSTRUMENT COMPRISING SAME
A measurement cell for an electric conductivity measuring instrument capable of measuring an electric conductivity. An electric conductivity measuring instrument includes a measurement cell, two electrodes, and a resistance calculation device. The measurement cell has a double cylindrical structure composed of a glass cylindrical cell, through an inside of which seawater as a measurement target passes, and an insulating protective cylindrical cell. The protective cylindrical cell is formed from a material having mechanical properties such that a Young's modulus is in a range of more than 0 and 1.5 GPa or less, and a Poisson's ratio is in a range of 0.49 or more and 0.5 or less, and achieving a systematic error of 0.001 g/kg or less in a salt content in the deep sea at a depth of 3000 m or more.
SENSOR, DETECTION SYSTEM, AND DETECTION METHOD
Provided is a sensor having different sensitivities depending on the positions. A sensor 1 is a sensor for detecting the presence of a liquid, and includes a first electrode 11 and a second electrode 12. The first electrode and the second electrode each have a thread-like or band-like structure, and are arranged side by side in a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a first portion 111 having a first surface area at a first position in the longitudinal direction, and includes a second portion 112 having a second surface area larger than the first surface area at a second position in the longitudinal direction different from the first position.
SMART PACKAGING FOR IMPROVED MEDICATION REGIMEN COMPLIANCE
The present disclosure enables apparatus and methods for tracking medications and/or product units via smart-packaging concepts. Embodiments include sensors that monitor the state of a blister-card package having an unpatterned lidding film by measuring the impedance of each dispensing region of the lidding film that defines a portion of a blister. In some embodiments, the impedance is measured via a plurality of contact points arranged on opposite sides of each dispensing region, where the contact points are resistively or capacitively coupled with the lidding film. In some embodiments, the impedance map of a measurement region on the blister card is derived via electrical impedance tomography or electrical resistance tomography, where the measurement region includes a plurality of dispensing regions.
SMART PACKAGING FOR IMPROVED MEDICATION REGIMEN COMPLIANCE
The present disclosure enables apparatus and methods for tracking medications and/or product units via smart-packaging concepts. Embodiments include sensors that monitor the state of a blister-card package having an unpatterned lidding film by measuring the impedance of each dispensing region of the lidding film that defines a portion of a blister. In some embodiments, the impedance is measured via a plurality of contact points arranged on opposite sides of each dispensing region, where the contact points are resistively or capacitively coupled with the lidding film. In some embodiments, the impedance map of a measurement region on the blister card is derived via electrical impedance tomography or electrical resistance tomography, where the measurement region includes a plurality of dispensing regions.
FLUID CONTAINER WITH IMPROVED MOUNTING OF A SENSOR ARRANGEMENT WHICH PENETRATES THROUGH THE CONTAINER WALL
A fluid container, in particular for a motorized vehicle, with a container wall which surrounds a storage space of the container configured for the storage of fluid, and with an accommodating aperture penetrating through the container wall in which an elongated sensor arrangement penetrating through the container wall and extending along a longitudinal sensor axis is accommodated, where the sensor arrangement is mounted on the container by elastic mounting formations, where the longitudinal sensor axis defines an axial direction proceeding along the longitudinal sensor axis, radial directions proceeding orthogonally to the longitudinal sensor axis, and a circumferential direction encircling the longitudinal sensor axis, at least two elastic mounting formations configured separately from the sensor arrangement are arranged at an axial distance from one another, which extend radially between the sensor arrangement and a firmly container-mounted structure, where the mounting formations are fixed at one structure out of the sensor arrangement and firmly container-mounted structure and are braced against the respective other structure.
ANALYTE DETECTION SYSTEM
The invention relates to a system for detecting one or more analytes in a sample. The system comprises a probe for insertion into the sample, the probe having a first electrochemical sensor configured to detect a first analyte in the sample, and a second electrochemical sensor configured to detect a second analyte in the sample. A first potentiostat is connected to the first electrochemical sensor and configured to perform a first electrochemical measurement with the first electrochemical sensor. Additionally, a second potentiostat is connected to the second electrochemical sensor and configured to perform a second electrochemical measurement with the second electrochemical sensor. The first potentiostat and the second potentiostat are electrically isolated from one another.
ANALYTE DETECTION SYSTEM
The invention relates to a system for detecting one or more analytes in a sample. The system comprises a probe for insertion into the sample, the probe having a first electrochemical sensor configured to detect a first analyte in the sample, and a second electrochemical sensor configured to detect a second analyte in the sample. A first potentiostat is connected to the first electrochemical sensor and configured to perform a first electrochemical measurement with the first electrochemical sensor. Additionally, a second potentiostat is connected to the second electrochemical sensor and configured to perform a second electrochemical measurement with the second electrochemical sensor. The first potentiostat and the second potentiostat are electrically isolated from one another.
Salinity detection device
Disclosed is a salinity detection device. The salinity detection device has a collection plate, a mounting frame, and a sensor portion including a predominantly non-metallic sensor. The device may be mounted in a wheel well of a vehicle via the mounting frame and the collection plate may be attached to the mounting frame and positioned behind a wheel such that water on a road surface may be splashed thereon. The collection plate is fluidically connected to the sensor portion so that water may flow through the sensor portion proximate the sensor to measure a current flowing through the water and determine a salinity thereof.
Salinity detection device
Disclosed is a salinity detection device. The salinity detection device has a collection plate, a mounting frame, and a sensor portion including a predominantly non-metallic sensor. The device may be mounted in a wheel well of a vehicle via the mounting frame and the collection plate may be attached to the mounting frame and positioned behind a wheel such that water on a road surface may be splashed thereon. The collection plate is fluidically connected to the sensor portion so that water may flow through the sensor portion proximate the sensor to measure a current flowing through the water and determine a salinity thereof.
FLUID SENSOR FOR SENSING PROPERTIES OF A FLUID COMPRISING A TUNING FORK MECHANICAL RESONATOR
A fluid sensor includes a tuning fork mechanical resonator including a base and a tine projecting from the base along a longitudinal direction of the tine, and a pair of electrodes disposed on the tine. The base and the tine are formed from a piezoelectric material including lithium tantalate. The electrodes are exposed to a fluid.