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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1998
Donald L Tymchuck, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Med-Diet Laboratories, Inc., Plymouth, MN (US);
Abstract
The food viscometer of the present invention includes a microprocessor controlled fluid viscometer assembly contained in a housing configured for easy mounting on the upper edge of a glass or other conventional drinking utensil. Projecting from the housing of the food viscometer is a probe that is placed in the liquid contained in the liquid container. The housing adjustably engages a base assembly that permits raising and lowering of the housing to ensure that the probe is placed a predetermined depth into the liquid. The base assembly also securely engages the upper edge of the liquid container to ensure the generally vertical positioning of the probe within the liquid, and also to ensure that the probe is spaced a predetermined minimum distance from the edges of the liquid container.