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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2020
Applicant:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Stefan Quint, Munich, DE;
Dieter Kempken, Weilheim, DE;
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 25/20 (2022.01); G01F 3/22 (2006.01); G01N 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 25/20 (2022.01); G01F 3/224 (2013.01); G01N 35/1009 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automated method for detecting and/or monitoring a state of a degasser of an analyzer is provided, the degasser including a container configured to be evacuated. The method includes obtaining a time series of values indicative of pressures inside the container. The time series spans a period during which the container is evacuated or pressurized. The method further includes determining a liquid level state of the degasser which is determined by an amount of liquid present in the container based on the time series.