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Title: Sensor for low force-noise detection in liquids

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1234687

The embodiments described herein provide a sensor. In an exemplary embodiment, the sensor includes (1) a resonator, (2) a probe attached to the resonator, and (3) an encasement that encases the resonator, where the encasement includes an opening through which the probe can protrude and where the dimensions of the encasement are on the same order as the dimensions of the resonator.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
Patent Number(s):
9,229,028
Application Number:
14/342,758
OSTI ID:
1234687
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2012 Aug 21
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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