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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Ecolab Usa Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kun Xiong, Naperville, IL (US);
Xuejun Wang, Oswego, IL (US);
William A. Von Drasek, Oak Forest, IL (US);
Brandon Davis, Oswego, IL (US);
Assignee:
Ecolab USA Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); G01N 17/00 (2006.01); B08B 9/023 (2006.01); G01N 21/94 (2006.01); G01N 21/84 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/6456 (2013.01); B08B 9/023 (2013.01); G01N 17/008 (2013.01); G01N 21/64 (2013.01); G01N 21/6486 (2013.01); G01N 21/94 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); C02F 2303/20 (2013.01); C02F 2303/22 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8416 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed systems and method utilize the autofluorescence, optic imaging, and heat transfer resistance technologies to monitor the same simulated surface area for deposits. The systems and methods may provide continuous monitoring, detection, characterization and quantification of deposits. Utilizing this information, an associated control system may initiate alarms, initiate a chemical treatment operation, and adjust corresponding chemical treatment and preventive protocols to minimize and/or eradicate the issue.