US 12,152,954 B2
Detection device for a fluid conduit or fluid dispensing device
Daniel Milne Krywyj, La Jolla, CA (US); and Jeffrey A. Prsha, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Orbis Intelligent Systems, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by Orbis Intelligent Systems, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/333,971.
Application 18/333,971 is a continuation of application No. 17/596,082, granted, now 11,698,314, previously published as PCT/US2020/070126, filed on Jun. 5, 2020.
Application 18/333,971 is a continuation of application No. 16/569,530, filed on Sep. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,566,957, issued on Jan. 31, 2023.
Application PCT/US2020/070126 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2019/035857, filed on Jun. 6, 2019.
Application 16/569,530 is a continuation of application No. 16/433,792, filed on Jun. 6, 2019, granted, now 11,150,154, issued on Oct. 19, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/866,574, filed on Jun. 25, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/858,516, filed on Jun. 7, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/823,539, filed on Mar. 25, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/784,208, filed on Dec. 21, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/683,566, filed on Jun. 11, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/682,751, filed on Jun. 8, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0324244 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. G01L 9/04 (2006.01); G01F 1/66 (2022.01); G01F 1/667 (2022.01); G01F 1/84 (2006.01); G01F 15/06 (2022.01); G01K 7/22 (2006.01); G01M 3/00 (2006.01); G01M 3/22 (2006.01); G01M 3/24 (2006.01); G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/18 (2006.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01)
CPC G01L 9/04 (2013.01) [G01F 1/66 (2013.01); G01F 1/667 (2013.01); G01F 1/8413 (2013.01); G01F 15/06 (2013.01); G01K 7/22 (2013.01); G01M 3/00 (2013.01); G01M 3/22 (2013.01); G01N 29/041 (2013.01); G01N 33/18 (2013.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01); G01F 1/662 (2013.01); G01M 3/24 (2013.01); G01N 2291/103 (2013.01); G01N 2291/2698 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A detection device comprising:
a first housing at least partially defining a first internal volume;
a second housing at least partially defining a second internal volume different from the first internal volume, the second housing being connected to an exterior of the first housing;
at least one connector configured to connect the first housing to a fluid conduit such that the first internal volume is positioned at least partially outside an inside of the fluid conduit and the second internal volume is positioned at least partially within the inside of the fluid conduit;
at least one first sensor supported in the second internal volume and spaced apart from the first housing, the at least one first sensor being configured to receive a first signal corresponding to a condition of or within the fluid conduit at least through the first housing and the second housing; and
at least one processor supported within the first internal volume, wherein:
the at least one first sensor is communicatively coupled to the at least one processor,
the at least one processor is configured to detect the condition of or within the fluid conduit using at least one second signal received from the at least one first sensor,
the first housing comprises a sealing surface interposed between the first internal volume and the second internal volume, the sealing surface interfacing with the inside of the fluid conduit,
the first housing comprises a port extending through the sealing surface and fluidically connecting the first internal volume to the second internal volume, and
an electrical connection between the at least one processor and the at least one first sensor extends through the port.