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US 12,428,203 B2Granted
Instrument closure including sensor retainer
AssigneeAgilent Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPatrick Matz, Matthias Kamuf, Manuel Van Venrooy, István Molnar, Tobias Anhaus
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Abstract
In some examples, an instrument closure may include an instrument closure retainer to retain the instrument closure onto a container. The instrument closure may further include a sensor retainer including a plurality of apertures for transfer or removal of material, respectively, into or from the container. The sensor retainer may further include a sensor mount to retain a sensor.
Claims20
An instrument closure comprising:
- an instrument closure retainer to retain the instrument closure onto a container;
- and
- a sensor retainer including
- a plurality of apertures for transfer or removal of material, respectively, into or from the container;
- and
- a sensor mount to retain a sensor,
- wherein the sensor mount is configured to extend along and be coaxial with a central longitudinal axis of the sensor retainer beyond the instrument closure retainer into the container or extend beyond the instrument closure retainer away from the container, and
- wherein the sensor mount is substantially hollow to enable electrical connection to the sensor from an open end of the sensor mount that is open to environment.
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An instrument closure comprising:
- an instrument closure retainer to retain the instrument closure onto a container;
- a sensor retainer including a face that is positioned away from the container when the instrument closure is retained onto the container;
- and
- a sensor mount to retain a sensor,
- wherein the sensor mount is positioned on the face,
- wherein the sensor mount includes a cylindrical cross-section including a central longitudinal axis to retain the sensor including a complementary shape substantially within the sensor mount, and
- wherein the central longitudinal axis of the sensor mount is coaxial with a central longitudinal axis of the sensor retainer.
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An instrument closure comprising:
- an instrument closure retainer to retain the instrument closure onto a container;
- and
- a sensor retainer that is at least partially retained within the instrument closure retainer,
- wherein the sensor retainer retains a sensor at a predetermined distance from the container when the instrument closure is retained onto the container,
- wherein the sensor retainer further includes a sensor mount that is attached to or formed with the sensor retainer and configured to protrude from the sensor retainer to retain the sensor, and
- wherein the sensor mount includes at least two semi-circular sensor mount structures that are oppositely disposed, include a gap therebetween along a central longitudinal axis of the sensor retainer, and form a partial cylindrical cross-section to retain the sensor that includes a cylindrical configuration substantially within the sensor mount.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.