US 11,988,598 B2
Optical cell cleaner
Garrett Niall John, Buda, TX (US); Iain Cooper, Canyon Lake, TX (US); and Andrew David Aubrey, Austin, TX (US)
Assigned to SEEKOPS INC., Austin, TX (US)
Filed by SeekOps Inc., Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/137,313.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/955,536, filed on Dec. 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0199565 A1, Jul. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. G01N 21/15 (2006.01); G01J 3/02 (2006.01); G01J 3/42 (2006.01); G01N 21/03 (2006.01); G01N 21/31 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 21/15 (2013.01) [G01J 3/0291 (2013.01); G01J 3/42 (2013.01); G01N 21/031 (2013.01); G01N 21/31 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an optical head enclosure including an outer surface that has a wall surrounding a sensor and comprising one or more apertures formed thereon, wherein the sensor includes an open path with a first mirror and a second mirror disposed at each end of the open path;
one or more imbedded nozzles that penetrate through and are imbedded in the outer surface of the optical head enclosure and disposed between the first mirror and the second mirror inside the outer surface of the optical head enclosure, wherein at least one of the one or more imbedded nozzles is disposed closer to the first mirror than the second mirror;
an inlet of each of the one or more imbedded nozzles, wherein the inlet comprises a nozzle channel for receiving a cleaning solution;
a flow channel internal to the optical head enclosure, wherein the nozzle channel is connected to the flow channel, and wherein the flow channel comprises an outlet for dispersing the cleaning solution received from the nozzle channel;
a break disposed in the inlet to stop a nozzle of a cleaning device from reaching the first mirror of the sensor;
wherein the outlet directs the cleaning solution from the inlet onto the first mirror.