Method and apparatus for noninvasively analyzing flowable products in containers
CA 2286741 A1 · Owner: Abbott Laboratories · Inventors: Wang, Jianjun; Stokesbury, Elwood L.; Allmaras, Brian J.
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The apparatus includes a conveyor assembly having a conveyor belt and an agitator. The conveyor belt is constructed to deliver a unit of liquid product from the agitator to an analysis position. The agitator is constructed to impart motion to a unit of liquid product. The apparatus further includes an ultrasound transmissive pad assembly having a pad defining a chamber therein. A liquid acoustical couplant is contained in the chamber. The ultrasound transmissive pad assembly further includes an ultrasonic transducer in ultrasonic contact with said liquid acoustical couplant. The pad is positioned to contact a unit of liquid product at the analysis position. The pad has an upper …
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- Filed April 9, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 9, 2018.
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