Combination fluid sensor system
US8978450B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/40
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for determining and controlling characteristics of a fluid is provided that includes a substrate, a heating circuit, and a sensing circuit applied on the substrate by a layered process. A control module is in communication with the heating circuit and the sensing circuit for determining, for example, type, concentration, liquid level, and temperature of the fluid, which in one form is a urea solution.
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