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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2008
Isuke Karaki, Yokohama, JP;
Satomi Yoshioka, Shiojiri, JP;
Michihiro Nagaishi, Okaya, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid property detection device includes: an electromotive force obtaining unit that obtains an electromotive force which is generated between two electrodes in a liquid container, the two electrodes formed by metals having respectively different ionization tendencies, and the liquid container containing a liquid so that the liquid is in contact with the two electrodes; a storage unit that stores a table showing correspondence between a property of the liquid contained in the liquid container and the electromotive force; a property determination unit that determines the property of the liquid contained in the liquid container on the basis of the electromotive force obtained by the electromotive force obtaining unit and the table stored in the storage unit; and an output unit that outputs information corresponding to the property determined by the property determination unit.