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Method for determining the necessity of cleaning and/or the success of cleaning

US11467010B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Analytik Jena GmbH · DE

Inventors

Thomas Wilhelm · Zürich, CH
Thomas Moore · Richland, US
Detlev Wittmer · Maulbronn, DE
Ulrich Hoefer · Zug, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 17, 2020
Grant date	Oct 11, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 17, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N27/283
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present disclosure includes a method for determining the necessity of a measure and/or the success of a measure in the case of a sensor in a retractable assembly, comprising the steps: moving the sensor in the direction of a service chamber of the retractable assembly; analyzing an attribute associated with the sensor, wherein the attribute is a state of at least a portion of the surface of the sensor and/or composition of a medium in the service chamber; and deriving measures from the analysis. The present disclosure also includes a system comprising a retractable assembly having a sensor and a corresponding analysis device.

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