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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Tecan Trading Ag, Mannedorf, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TECAN TRADING AG, Mannedorf, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/26 (2022.01); G01F 23/263 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 23/266 (2013.01); G01F 23/265 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for controlling an optical recognition unit with the help of a capacitive filling level measurement in liquid containers having a sensor with a measuring electrode, a conductive base plate suitable for arranging at least one liquid container or a carrier unit having at least one receptacle for receiving a liquid container, a sensor electronics unit that is connected to the measuring electrode and the base plate adapted to determine a capacitance between the measuring electrode and base plate, an evaluation unit, and a control unit for controlling the optical recognition unit, is disclosed.