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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024

Filed:

Jul. 24, 2020
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Michael Engel, Rio de Janeiro, BR;

Rodrigo Neumann Barros Ferreira, Rio de Janeiro, BR;

Mathias B. Steiner, Rio de Janeiro, BR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/708 (2022.01); G01F 1/7086 (2022.01); G01F 1/74 (2006.01); G01P 5/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01F 1/7086 (2013.01); G01F 1/74 (2013.01); G01P 5/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Techniques for determining flow properties of a fluid in a fluidic device comprising a light source configured to generate a plurality of optical signals, tracers suspended in a fluid, a plurality of photonic devices, each including a photonic element and flow channel, and a measurement device configured to: determine a first measurement based on the plurality of optical signals and the tracers in a flow channel of a first photonic device of the plurality of photonic devices, determine a second measurement based on the plurality of optical signals and the tracers in a flow channel of a second photonic device of the plurality of photonic devices, and determine a property associated with a flow of the fluid or the tracers based on the first measurement and the second measurement.


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