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Title: Ultrasonic Sensor and Method of use

Patent Application ·
OSTI ID:784464

An ultrasonic sensor system and method of use for measuring transit time through a liquid sample, comprising at least one ultrasonic transducer coupled to a precision time interval counter. The timing circuit captures changes in transit time, representing small changes in the velocity of sound transmitted, over necessarily small time intervals (nanoseconds) and uses the transit time changes to identify the presence of non-conforming constituents in the sample.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
SNL; EDB-01:093936
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A9358549
Application Number:
9-358,549; TRN: AH200133%%329
OSTI ID:
784464
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1999 Jul 22; Other Information: PBD: 22 Jul 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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