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Method and apparatus for determining product-specific quality parameters of a liquid

US5854072A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 6, 1996
Grant dateDec 29, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 6, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T436/118339
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for determining product-specific quality parameters of liquid, especially liquid (14) containing alcohol and held in a container (12) such as a bottle or can, the quality parameters being determined by means of sensors (22, 24, 26). To enable performing measurements with simply provisions and without complicated specimen preparation, and avoiding cross-sensitivities, it is proposed that the quality parameters of the liquid are determined under the conditions prevailing in the container, and liquid is initially delivered, under the pressure prevailing in the container, to a temperature unit (32) and adjusted to a temperature that corresponds to that of the sensors, and is then delivered to the sensors.

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