# US 12,601,717 B2 · System and method for analyzing a material > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,601,717 B2 - Document ID: US12601717B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/371,664 - Filed: 2023-09-22 - Published: 2024-03-28 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2022-09-23 - Assignees: SUPPLYZ Holding B.V. - Applicants: SUPPLYZ Holding B.V. - Inventors: Fabian Oberndorfer; Eshagh Kargar; Felix Wassmann - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12601717B2 ## CPC - G01N 29/4472: {Mathematical theories or simulation} - G01N 29/04: Analysing solids (using acoustic emission techniques G01N29/14) - G01N 29/2481: {Wireless probes, e.g. with transponders or radio links} - G01N 29/4481: {Neural networks} - G01N 2291/023: Solids - G01N 2291/0258: Structural degradation, e.g. fatigue of composites, ageing of oils - G01N 2291/0289: Internal structure, e.g. defects, grain size, texture - G01N 2291/2695: Bottles, containers - G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q) ## Abstract The present invention relates to a device for detecting and/or analyzing an object or a material, wherein the device comprises a receiver configured to detect a first signal, the first signal being generated, at least in part, by vibrations of at least a part of the material or the object, and the device configured to communicate with a remote component, and to send a signal based, at least in part, on the first signal to the remote component. The present invention also relates to a remote component configured to communicate with a device, wherein the remote component is configured to at least receive data from the device and, based thereon, to determine data related to a material or an object, a system comprising the device and the remote component, a corresponding method, and a use of the system and method to detect and/or analyze the object or the material of a container. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A device for detecting and/or analyzing a material or an object, wherein the device comprises: a receiver configured to detect a first signal, wherein the first signal is generated, at least in part, by vibrations of at least a part of the material or the object, a signal emitter configured to emit a second signal, and an actuator configured to apply a mechanical force on the material or object causing it to vibrate, the actuator configured to move in response to the second signal to effect a desired vibration or motion of the material or the object, wherein the first signal is based, at least in part, on a response to the second signal, and wherein the first signal is generated, at least in part, by an acoustic signal, and wherein the device is configured to communicate with a remote component, and to send a signal to the remote component based, at least in part, on the first signal. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the response to the second signal comprises, at least in part, a response of the material or the object, and wherein the response of the material or the object is generated, at least in part, by vibrations of at least a part of the material or the object. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the signal emitter is configured to emit the second signal based on a defined signal, wherein the defined signal comprises a control parameter. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The device according to claim 3, wherein the device comprises a processing component and a communication unit, wherein the processing component is configured to send the control parameter to the communication unit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the second signal, or at least a part thereof, is used to generate an acoustic signal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A remote component configured to communicate with a device, wherein the remote component is configured to at least receive data from the device and, based thereon, to determine data related to a material or an object, and wherein the device comprises a device according to claim 1. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The remote component according to claim 6, wherein the remote component comprises a data processing unit configured to process input data, the data processing unit configured to determine the data related to the material or the object using a model. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The remote component according to claim 7, wherein the model is based, at least in part, on physical laws, and/or on numerical simulations. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The remote component according to claim 7, wherein the model comprises, at least in part, an artificial intelligence-based model. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The remote component according to claim 9, wherein an output of the artificial intelligence-based model comprises a label, wherein the remote component, particularly the data processing unit thereof, is configured to determine the data related to the material or the object based, at least in part, on the label. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The remote component according to claim 9, wherein the artificial intelligence-based model comprises a neural network, and wherein the neural network comprises any of a convolutional neural network, a recurrent neural network, or a transformer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) A system for detecting and/or analyzing a material or an object, wherein the system comprises a device according to claim 1, and wherein the system is configured to detect a first signal, and to determine, based, at least in part, on the first signal, data related to the material or the object. ### Claim 13 (depends on 9, 12) The system according to claim 12, wherein the system comprises a remote component according to claim 9. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the device comprises a processing component, wherein the processing component is configured to generate a transmitted signal based, at least in part, on the first signal detected by the receiver, wherein the device comprises a communication unit, wherein the communication unit is configured to at least receive data from the processing component, and wherein the processing component is configured to send at least a part of the transmitted signal to the communication unit. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The device according to claim 14, wherein the communication unit is configured to send the transmitted signal, or a part thereof, to the remote component. ### Claim 16 A method for detecting and/or analyzing a material or an object, wherein the method comprises: emitting a second signal, in response to the second signal, applying a mechanical force on the material or object, causing it to vibrate, detecting a first signal, communicating with a remote component, sending a signal based, at least in part, on the first signal to the remote component, and determining, based, at least in part, on the first signal, data related to the material or the object, wherein the first signal is based, at least in part, on a response to the second signal, and wherein the first signal is generated, at least in part, by an acoustic signal. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) A use of the system according to claim 12 to detect and/or analyze an object or the material of a container. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The use of the system according to claim 17, wherein the system is used to detect an anomaly and/or a defect in the object. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The use of the system according to claim 17, wherein the system is used to determine a structural integrity of a structure and to determine a change of the structural integrity over time.