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System And Method For Sensing And Controlling Beverage Quality
Jose L. Melendez - Plano TX Richard A. Carr - Rowlett TX Jerome L. Elkind - Richardson TX
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX
International Classification:
G05D 1113
US Classification:
137 3, 137 9, 137 93
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of automatically sensing and controlling beverage quality for soft drinks from a fountain dispenser, for example, comprising the steps of supplying a first fluid, such as water or carbonated water, wherein the flow of the first fluid is controlled by a first valve, supplying a second fluid, mixing the first fluid and the second fluid, passing a sample of the mixture of the first fluid and the second fluid onto a sensing surface of a fixed optic sensor, measuring one or more properties of the sample, such as, for example, refractive index, temperature, and pressure, controlling the first valve based on the one or more properties, and dispensing the mixture. The first valve may be proportionally enlarged and reduced or it may selectively opened and closed pursuant to a desired duty cycle. The present invention further comprises a system for automatically sensing and controlling beverage quality, comprising a controller means, a first valve electrically coupled to the controller means for controlling supply of a first fluid, a second valve electrically coupled to the controller means for controlling supply of a second fluid, and a fixed optic sensor electrically coupled to the controller means.
Versatile Interconnection Scheme For Beverage Quality And Control Sensors
Method and apparatus for electrically interconnecting a sensor ( ) in a beverage dispensing apparatus ( ) to a sensor control system contained within a separate unit concurrent with attachment of said beverage dispensing apparatus to said separate unit are disclosed, comprising locking members ( ) disposed on the beverage dispensing apparatus, a base plate ( ) on the separate unit having receptacles ( ) adapted to matably engage and align the beverage dispensing apparatus, a plurality of base plate conductor members ( ), disposed on the lower surface of the base plate and electrically coupled to the sensor control system, a plurality of dispenser apparatus conductor members ( ), electrically coupled ( ) to the sensor and disposed on an upper surface ( ) of the beverage dispensing apparatus such that as the beverage dispensing apparatus is matably engaged with the base plate the conductor members are brought into alignment and communicative contact.
Fixed Optic Sensor System And Distributed Sensor Network
Dwight U. Bartholomew - Dallas TX Jose L. Melendez - Plano TX Richard A. Carr - Rowlett TX
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX
International Classification:
G01N 2155
US Classification:
702 28, 702 22, 702 30, 702 32, 356445
Abstract:
A sensor control and data analysis system ( ) for detecting and analyzing various (bio)chemical properties of a given sample substance ( ) using an integrated SPR sensor ( ) or other miniaturized sensor configuration. In one embodiment, raw sensor data from the sensing device ( ) is transferred to a remote processing system ( ), such as a desktop computer, having a display ( ), keyboard or other user control and data entry device ( ), internal storage area ( ), internal microprocessor ( ) and a communications means ( ). The processing system ( ) runs a software application program ( ) that receives the raw sample data and perform qualitative and quantitative analysis to render meaningful information about the sample substance.
A miniaturized integrated sensor ( ) useful for indicating the presence of a sample analyte is disclosed. The sensor ( ) has a platform ( ) with an upper surface ( ) and a detector ( ), light source ( ), waveguide ( ), and reflective fixtures ( ) embedded in the platform ( ). The light source ( ) is preferably a light emitting diode and sits in a cup-shaped dimple ( ) that directs light from the light source ( ) toward one of the reflective fixtures ( ) to uniformly distribute light across the waveguide ( ). The waveguide ( ) is coupled to an upper surface ( ) of the sensor platform ( ) and is coated with a thin film of indicator chemistry ( ) which interacts with the sample analyte to produce optic signal changes that are measurable by the detector ( ). A lead frame ( ) in the platform ( ) has pins ( ) which provide the interface to the outside world. In one embodiment, sensor package ( ) has a unique shape that requires a predetermined insertion and removal into an instrument harness or other similar application.
Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Having Real-Time Referencing
John G. Quinn - Dallas TX, US Dwight U. Bartholomew - Dallas TX, US Richard A. Carr - Rowlett TX, US
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX
International Classification:
G01N027/17
US Classification:
356445, 356369
Abstract:
A disposable, portable, miniature surface plasmon resonance sensor () having real-time referencing capability in the presence of any interaction, without changing the sensing surface condition is disclosed herein. The sensor () includes an electromagnetic radiation source () which generates a beam of electromagnetic radiation () that passes through a liquid crystal switch that includes a polarizer, plates and liquid crystal material sandwiched between the plates. The liquid crystal switch is disposed between the source () and an array of detectors (). The liquid crystal switch has the ability to switch between a first and a second state of polarized radiation such that it provides the transverse magnetic component of the electromagnetic radiation for detection of SPR on a target element and, in the alternative, provides the transverse electric component of the electromagnetic radiation to determine a reference signal for the sensor (). The polarized radiation is directed toward a layer () of a conductive material capable of sustaining surface plasmon resonance and reflected off layer () towards an array of electromagnetic radiation detectors () to make a determination of a property of the targeted element adjacent to layer () and produce an output signal in response to the received reflected electromagnetic radiation () indicative of the presence of, or representative of the concentration or a concentration range of, the targeted element.
John Quinn - Dallas TX, US Richard Carr - Rowlett TX, US
International Classification:
G01N001/10
US Classification:
073861000
Abstract:
A microfluidic analysis system with a flow channel block, possessing at least one recessed channel, clamped to a sensor surface, such as a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor. Flatness and hardness lead to a liquid leak-proof seal. Surface tension forces prevent liquid from leaking between the flow cell block and sensor surfaces. The fluid channels formed are reversible upon removal of the clamping pressure.
Method Of Making And Connecting A Miniaturized Integrated Sensor
Richard A. Carr - Rowlett TX Jose L. Melendez - Plano TX Kirk S. Laney - Plano TX
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX
International Classification:
G01N 2101
US Classification:
436164
Abstract:
A miniaturized integrated sensor (50) useful for indicating the presence of a sample analyte is disclosed. The sensor (50) has a platform (52) with an upper surface (53) and a detector (62), light source (60), waveguide (58), and reflective fixtures (60,62) embedded in the platform (52). The light source (60) is preferably a light emitting diode and sits in a cup-shaped dimple (68) that directs light from the light source (60) toward one of the reflective fixtures (64) to uniformly distribute light across the waveguide (58). The waveguide (58) is coupled to an upper surface (53) of the sensor platform (52) and is coated with a thin film of indicator chemistry (70) which interacts with the sample analyte to produce optic signal changes that are measurable by the detector (62). A lead frame (51) in the platform (52) has pins (54, 55, 56) which provide the interface to the outside world. In one embodiment, sensor package (100) has a unique shape that requires a predetermined insertion and removal into an instrument harness or other similar application.
Jose Melendez - Plano TX Richard A. Carr - Rowlett TX Diane Arbuthnot - Plano TX
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated - Dallas TX
International Classification:
G01N 2164
US Classification:
422 8208
Abstract:
An integrated biochemical sensor (200) for detecting the presence of one or more specific samples (240) having a device platform (355) with a light absorbing upper surface and input/output pins (375) is disclosed. An encapsulating housing (357) provides an optical transmissive enclosure which covers the platform (355) and has a layer of fluorescence chemistry on its outer surface (360). The fluorophore is chosen for its molecular properties in the presence of the sample analyte (240). The detector (370), light sources (365, 367, 407, 409) are all coupled to the platform (355) and encapsulated within the housing (357). A filter (375) element is used to block out unwanted light and increase the detector's (370) ability to resolve wanted emission light.
Twin Cities Anesthesia Associates PA 640 Jackson St, Saint Paul, MN 55101 8555259242 (phone), 7702371491 (fax)
Education:
Medical School University of Minnesota Medical School at Minneapolis Graduated: 1988
Languages:
English
Description:
Dr. Carr graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School at Minneapolis in 1988. He works in Saint Paul, MN and specializes in Anesthesiology. Dr. Carr is affiliated with Regions Hospital and University Of Minnesota Masonic Childrens Hospital.
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La Trobe University - Electronics
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