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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2005
Applicant:
Christopher J. Thomson, Palatine, IL (US);
Inventor:
Christopher J. Thomson, Palatine, IL (US);
Assignee:
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for detecting and responding to foaming of a fluid being heated, and more particularly, for operating a device having a container with fluid therein, wherein a resistance of an electrical path from a probe is measured through the fluid to a ground resistance. In operation, a control probe having a foam detecting conductance microcontroller module shuts off the device based on a predetermined volatility/variability of two or more resistance readings, because such may indicate the presence of foam in the fluid.