US 11,674,915 B2
Sensing system and method
Radislav Alexandrovich Potyrailo, Niskayuna, NY (US); Daniel White Sexton, Niskayuna, NY (US); and Steven Y. Go, Niskayuna, NY (US)
Assigned to General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US)
Filed by General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/995,427.
Application 16/995,427 is a continuation of application No. 15/060,193, filed on Mar. 3, 2016, granted, now 10,746,680, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Application 15/060,193 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/866,320, filed on Sep. 25, 2015, granted, now 10,018,613, issued on Jul. 10, 2018.
Application 14/866,320 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/421,245, filed on Feb. 12, 2015, granted, now 9,746,452, issued on Aug. 29, 2017.
Application 14/421,245 is a continuation of application No. 14/585,690, filed on Dec. 30, 2014, granted, now 10,914,698, issued on Jul. 10, 2018.
Application 14/585,690 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/532,168, filed on Nov. 4, 2014, granted, now 9,536,122, issued on Jan. 3, 2017.
Application 14/532,168 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/031,965, filed on Sep. 19, 2013, granted, now 8,990,025, issued on Mar. 24, 2015.
Application 14/031,965 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/031,951, filed on Sep. 19, 2013, granted, now 9,037,418, issued on May 19, 2015.
Application 14/031,951 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/838,884, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 9,389,296, issued on Jul. 12, 2016.
Application 13/838,884 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/729,800, filed on Dec. 28, 2012, granted, now 9,097,639, issued on Aug. 4, 2015.
Application 13/729,800 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/729,851, filed on Dec. 28, 2012, granted, now 9,261,474, issued on Feb. 16, 2016.
Application 13/729,851 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/630,587, filed on Sep. 28, 2012, granted, now 9,658,178, issued on May 23, 2017.
Application 13/630,587 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/630,939, filed on Sep. 28, 2012, granted, now 9,389,260, issued on Jul. 12, 2016.
Application 13/630,939 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/630,954, filed on Sep. 28, 2012, granted, now 9,147,144, issued on Sep. 29, 2015.
Application 13/630,954 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/630,739, filed on Sep. 28, 2012, granted, now 9,176,083, issued on Nov. 3, 2015.
Application 13/630,739 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/325,653, filed on Dec. 1, 2008, abandoned.
Application 12/325,653 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/558,499, filed on Jul. 26, 2012, granted, now 9,195,925, issued on Nov. 24, 2015.
Application 13/558,499 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/538,570, filed on Jun. 29, 2012, granted, now 9,538,657, issued on Jan. 3, 2017.
Application 13/538,570 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/484,674, filed on May 31, 2012, granted, now 9,052,263, issued on Jun. 9, 2015.
Application 13/484,674 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/331,003, filed on Dec. 20, 2011, granted, now 9,045,973, issued on Jun. 2, 2015.
Application 13/331,003 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/977,568, filed on Dec. 23, 2010, abandoned.
Application 12/977,568 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/827,623, filed on Jun. 30, 2010, granted, now 8,936,191, issued on Jan. 20, 2015.
Application 12/827,623 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/824,436, filed on Jun. 28, 2010, abandoned.
Application 13/484,674 is a continuation of application No. 12/424,016, filed on Apr. 15, 2009, granted, now 8,364,419, issued on Jan. 29, 2013.
Application 14/585,690 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/560,476, filed on Nov. 16, 2006, granted, now 9,589,686, issued on Mar. 7, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/987,853, filed on May 2, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/692,230, filed on Aug. 22, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2021/0033552 A1, Feb. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. G01N 27/02 (2006.01); G01N 33/28 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 27/026 (2013.01) [G01N 33/2888 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sensor system comprising:
a sensor assembly performing multi-frequency operations disposed in a single, contiguous sensor body, wherein the contiguous sensor body is configured to be in operational contact with a fluid; and
a sensor reader disposed in the contiguous sensor body, wherein
the sensor assembly is communicatively coupled to the sensor reader within the contiguous sensor body, wherein the sensor assembly comprises
a single sensing region comprising an interdigitated electrode, and
a plurality of tuning elements electrically coupled to the single sensing region, wherein each tuning element of the plurality of tuning elements generates a resonant circuit with the single sensing region having a respective resonant frequency range,
wherein the sensor assembly is configured to generate respective electric fields having frequencies over the respective resonant frequency ranges of the respective resonant circuits in the fluid, and
wherein the sensor reader includes one or more processors configured to examine respective impedance responses of the sensor assembly based on generating the respective electric fields to determine one or more properties of the fluid based on the examined respective impedance responses.