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US 11,768,173 B2Granted
Mitigating impact of ion buildup on pH sensor performance
AssigneeOnset Computer Corporation
InventorsJacob Lacourse, Frederick Sonnichsen
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AssigneeOnset Computer Corporation
InventorsJacob Lacourse, Frederick Sonnichsen
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A self-vibrating pH probe comprise a housing containing an electronic assembly to which is coupled a vibration source element so that at least a portion of vibrations caused by the vibration source element propagate to the electronic assembly, the vibration source element being controllable for at least on/off operation. The self-vibrating pH probe further comprising a pH probe member having a probe tip at a first end, the probe member extending from the housing and mechanically and electrically coupled by a second end to the electronic assembly so that at least a portion of vibrations propagating to the electronic assembly further propagate to the probe tip; and further including a processor coupled to the electronic assembly for coordinating operation of the vibration source element and operation of the pH probe member.
A self-vibrating pH probe comprising:
A method of dispersing ion buildup on a pH probe comprising controlling a vibration source to cause vibration of a portion of the pH probe through direct coupling of the vibration source with a structural portion of the pH probe;
A method of dispersing ion buildup on a probe, a portion of which is immersed in a medium, the method comprising vibrating the medium that is in contact with the probe with a vibration element that causes vibration of the medium proximal to an immersed portion of the probe through immersion of a portion of the vibration element in the medium and vibrating the vibration element;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.