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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Idex Health & Science Llc, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Tim Tiemeyer, Middleboro, MA (US);
John Ruf, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Michael Brew, San Rafael, CA (US);
Assignee:
IDEX Health & Science, LLC, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 23/02 (2006.01); F16K 31/04 (2006.01); F16K 37/00 (2006.01); G01N 30/20 (2006.01); G01N 30/22 (2006.01); G01N 30/02 (2006.01); G05B 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 23/0283 (2013.01); F16K 31/04 (2013.01); F16K 37/0041 (2013.01); G05B 21/02 (2013.01); G01N 30/20 (2013.01); G01N 30/22 (2013.01); G01N 2030/027 (2013.01); G01N 2030/201 (2013.01); G05B 2219/25312 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling fluid flow, and in particular fluid flow through a microfluidic multi-port control valve assembly of a High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) unit includes a localized data repository for storing cumulative wear indications of components of the apparatus. The stored information may travel with the apparatus to enable predictive failure of components of the apparatus.