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US 10,766,027 B2Granted
Systems and methods for tagging and acoustically characterizing containers
AssigneeLabcyte Inc.
InventorsEric Sackmann, Sammy Datwani, Stephen Hinkson
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for tagging and acoustically characterizing containers.
Claims21
A container configured to hold a fluid, the container comprising:
- at least one vertical sidewall;
- and
- a bottom coupled to the at least one vertical sidewall, the bottom including a plurality of recesses, grooves, or protrusions thereon or therein so as to provide a plurality of times of flight of an acoustic signal through the bottom;
- wherein the plurality of recesses, grooves, or protrusions include a hydrophobic region configured so as to increase or decrease an amplitude of a reflection of the acoustic signal.
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A method of characterizing a container configured to hold a fluid, the method comprising:
- providing the container, the container comprising:
- at least one vertical sidewall;
- and
- a bottom coupled to the at least one vertical sidewall, the bottom including a plurality of recesses, grooves, or protrusions thereon or therein;
- transmitting an acoustic signal through the bottom, the plurality of recesses, grooves, or protrusions providing a plurality of times of flight of the acoustic signal through the bottom;
- receiving a reflection of the transmitted acoustic signal;
- and
- characterizing an acoustic impedance of the container based on the reflection;
- wherein the plurality of recesses, grooves, or protrusions include a hydrophobic region configured so as to increase the reflection of the transmitted acoustic signal.
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A system for characterizing a container configured to hold a fluid, the system comprising:
- the container, the container comprising:
- at least one vertical sidewall;
- and
- a bottom coupled to the at least one vertical sidewall, the bottom including a plurality of recesses, grooves, or protrusions thereon or therein;
- an acoustic transducer configured so as to transmit an acoustic signal through the bottom, the plurality of recesses, grooves, or protrusions providing a plurality of times of flight of the acoustic signal through the bottom, the acoustic transducer being further configured so as to receive a reflection of the transmitted acoustic signal;
- and
- a controller configured so as to characterize an acoustic impedance of the container based on the reflection;
- wherein the plurality of recesses, grooves, or protrusions include a hydrophobic region configured so as to increase the reflection of the transmitted acoustic signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.