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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, 2019
Applicant:

Hach Company, Loveland, CO (US);

Inventors:

Vishnu Rajasekharan, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Russell Young, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Richard Leggett, Dickinson, TX (US);

Seamus O'Mahony, County Cork, IE;

Assignee:

HACH COMPANY, Loveland, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/416 (2006.01); G01N 21/80 (2006.01); G01N 27/30 (2006.01); G01N 31/00 (2006.01); G01N 31/22 (2006.01); G01N 33/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/4167 (2013.01); G01N 21/80 (2013.01); G01N 27/302 (2013.01); G01N 31/005 (2013.01); G01N 31/221 (2013.01); G01N 33/1846 (2013.01);
Abstract

An embodiment provides a method for measuring at least one characteristic of an aqueous sample, including: introducing an aqueous sample into a measurement device comprising one or more electrodes; oxidizing a transition metal to produce a higher valent metal by applying an electrical potential between an anode and a cathode of the measurement device; oxidizing, using the higher valent metal as a catalyst, a material within the aqueous sample; measuring a characteristic of the aqueous sample based upon the oxidized material, using a measurement device selected from the group consisting of: an electrochemical measurement device and an optical measurement device; and optimizing the electrical potential and at least one reagent delivered to the measurement device based on the measurement of the characteristic. Other aspects are described and claimed.


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