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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2021
Applicant:
In-situ, Inc., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventors:
Elijah Lyle Scott, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Duane B. McKee, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Steven Collin Sewell, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
IN-SITU, INC., Ft. Collins, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/53 (2006.01); G01N 27/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/532 (2013.01); G01N 27/07 (2013.01); G01N 2201/068 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a cleanable conductivity sensor and related methods having a distal sensing end in which active sensing elements are positioned and an outer fin specially configured to minimize unwanted interference without impacting the ability for automated cleaning of the distal sensing end. A rotatable wiper or brush may be periodically rotated over the distal sensing end, thereby removing unwanted biological build-up and avoiding fouling, thereby increasing the sensor deployment time without active intervention and maintenance.