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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Louis W Seiden, N. Bethesda, MD (US);
Marc J Epstein, Leonardo, NJ (US);
Steven A Seiden, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73 191 ; 422 681 ; 436 62 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to devices and methods for ultrasonically degassing a sealed container of fluid such as a container of beer, wine or soda. The invention further relates to methods and apparatus for measuring the respiration rate of bacteria in a test liquid containing bacteria such as waste water or activated sludge. The invention also relates to methods for measuring one or more components of the gas released from the sealed container utilizing ultrasonic and other degassing techniques and to methods for expanding head space of the container.