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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2013
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Victor Donald Samper, Kirchseeon, DE;
Christian Friedrich Peter Rensch, Munich, DE;
Christoph Boeld, Munich, DE;
Ruben Julian Salvamoser, Munich, DE;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A method includes flowing a liquid into a channel of a microfluidic cassette filled with a gas. The channel includes an inlet section and an outlet section. The method also includes detecting the liquid, the gas, or a combination thereof at a measuring location within the inlet section. The measuring location has a first sensor that may detect a signal indicative of a presence of the liquid, the gas, or a combination thereof. The method also includes compressing the gas, determining a pressure change of the gas within the channel, and determining a volume of the liquid within the channel based on the pressure change of the gas.