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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2008
Applicants:
Bruce Welt, Gainesville, FL (US);
Ayman Abdellatief, Gainesville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Bruce Welt, Gainesville, FL (US);
Ayman Abdellatief, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus is provided for measuring the oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of a material, such as a perforated film packaging material. The method and apparatus can use a fiber optic oxygen sensor that does not consume oxygen and does do not require any flowing gas during measurement of the OTR.