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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
May. 04, 2006
Applicants:
Hans-georg Weissgerber, Straubenhardt, DE;
Alexander Bierbaum, Karlsruhe, DE;
Inventors:
Hans-Georg Weissgerber, Straubenhardt, DE;
Alexander Bierbaum, Karlsruhe, DE;
Assignee:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a method that includes, (a) monitoring a pressure on a fluid being conveyed through an intake tube into a chamber by a pump, (b) determining a deviation of the pressure from a predefined value, (c) determining a blockage of the intake tube based on the deviation, and (d) determining an amount of an adjustment of a parameter of the pump to compensate for the blockage.