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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2015
Applicant:
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Inventors:
Srinivas A. Tadigadapa, State College, PA (US);
Marcelo B. Pisani, Sao Paulo, BR;
Assignee:
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 7/32 (2006.01); G01K 17/00 (2006.01); G01K 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 17/006 (2013.01); G01K 7/32 (2013.01); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49002 (2015.01);
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and systems to improve thermal sensitivity of resonant circuits. One aspect utilizes tracking near-resonance complex impedance for a quartz resonator based calorimeter sensor to derive ultra-sensitive temperature measurement from the sensor. Another aspect includes a quartz resonant or -based calorimetric sensor placed close to but not touching the analyte being measured to eliminate mass loading effect on the temperature measurement.