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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2023
Applicant:
Deka Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US);
Inventor:
David Blumberg, Jr., Deerfield, NH (US);
Assignee:
DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/02 (2006.01); G01N 22/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/49 (2006.01); H01Q 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/02 (2013.01); G01N 22/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/49 (2013.01); H01Q 9/0464 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting at least one condition of interest relating to a tube, e.g. the presence of an air bubble. In some embodiments, the sensor includes antennas, a split-ring resonator, a frequency generator capable of generating frequencies in the microwave range, and a detection component. The detection component may estimate at least one parameter of received microwave energy in order to determine if a condition of interest exists.