Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Self-cleaning optical sensor
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Application No.: US14642459Application Date: 2015-03-09
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Publication No.: US09464982B2Publication Date: 2016-10-11
- Inventor: Eugene Tokhtuev , Christopher J. Owen , Anatoly Skirda , William M. Christensen
- Applicant: Ecolab USA Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
- Current Assignee: ECOLAB USA INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agency: Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
- Main IPC: G01N21/05
- IPC: G01N21/05 ; G01N21/15 ; G01N21/64 ; G02B27/00 ; B08B3/02 ; B08B5/02

Abstract:
An optical sensor may include a sensor head that has an optical window for directing light into a flow of fluid and/or receiving optical energy from the fluid. The optical sensor may also include a flow chamber that includes a housing defining a cavity into which the sensor head can be inserted. In some examples, the flow chamber includes an inlet port defining a flow nozzle that is configured to direct fluid entering the flow chamber against the optical window of the sensor head. In operation, the force of the incoming fluid impacting the optical window may prevent fouling materials from accumulating on the optical window.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150177124A1 SELF-CLEANING OPTICAL SENSOR Public/Granted day:2015-06-25
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