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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Ashland Licensing and Intellectual Property Llc, Dublin, OH (US);
Inventors:
Frank Seida, Werne, DE;
Christian Flocken, Krefeld, DE;
Patric Bierganns, Krefeld, DE;
Michael Schultz, Bad Durrenbert, DE;
Assignee:
Solenis Technologies, LP, , CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/024 (2006.01); G01B 17/02 (2006.01); G01N 29/44 (2006.01); G01N 29/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 17/02 (2013.01); G01N 29/07 (2013.01); G01N 29/44 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0237 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01); G01N 2291/02854 (2013.01); G01N 2291/044 (2013.01); G01N 2291/045 (2013.01); G01N 2291/101 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and device for detecting and analyzing deposits in liquid-bearing systems. More particularly, the device relates to being able to detect and analyze deposits in a liquid-bearing systems such as industrial plants that use and store fluids. The method relates to being able to determine a distribution of the run time of a detected ultrasonic reflection signal and analyzing the distribution to determine if deposits are deposited onto a reflecting area.