公开(公告)号：US11595798B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-28

申请号：US17085760

申请日：2020-10-30

Applicant: Hach Company

Inventor： Brian Alan Harmon ,  Gregory James Lipinski ,  Joseph Rockstan Williams ,  Theophilus Brian Mooney ,  Timothy A. Higgins ,  Dan Jonathan Kroll ,  Vishnu Rajasekharan ,  Corey Alan Salzer

IPC: H04W4/80 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04W12/033

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for transferring information from at least one instrument to an application, including: establishing a central protocol structure, wherein the central protocol structure defines a format for information transmitted utilizing the central protocol structure; transmitting over a short-range wireless communication channel information from the at least one device to the application, wherein the information is formatted in a broadcast packet in view of the central protocol structure; receiving, at the application, information from the at least one device; and performing, within the application, an action with respect to the information within the application, wherein the performing comprises deciphering the information contained in view of the central protocol structure.

公开(公告)号：US20210341418A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US16864675

申请日：2020-05-01

Applicant: Hach Company

Inventor： Corey Alan Salzer ,  Ralf Leidner

IPC: G01N27/416 ,  G01N27/48 ,  G01N27/30 ,  G01N27/38

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for measuring total oxidant in a seawater sample, comprising: forming a seawater solution and a formed iodine by introducing a buffer and an iodide reagent to a seawater sample, wherein the seawater sample contains an amount of oxidant; placing the seawater solution in a measurement device, wherein the measurement device comprises a boron doped diamond working electrode reacting with the seawater solution and the formed iodine, wherein an electrochemical process reduces the formed iodine to iodide; and measuring the amount of total oxidant in the seawater sample by measuring, using the measurement device, an amount of iodide in the seawater sample. Other aspects are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US12108318B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-01

申请号：US18081996

申请日：2022-12-15

Applicant: HACH COMPANY

Inventor： Brian Alan Harmon ,  Gregory James Lipinski ,  Joseph Rockstan Williams ,  Theophilus Brian Mooney ,  Timothy A. Higgins ,  Dan Jonathan Kroll ,  Vishnu Rajasekharan ,  Corey Alan Salzer

IPC: H04W4/80 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04W8/00 ,  H04W12/033 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W84/18

CPC classification number: H04W4/80 ,  H04W4/38 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W12/033 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for transferring information from at least one instrument to an application, including: establishing a central protocol structure, wherein the central protocol structure defines a format for information transmitted utilizing the central protocol structure; transmitting over a short-range wireless communication channel information from the at least one device to the application, wherein the information is formatted in a broadcast packet in view of the central protocol structure; receiving, at the application, information from the at least one device; and performing, within the application, an action with respect to the information within the application, wherein the performing comprises deciphering the information contained in view of the central protocol structure.

公开(公告)号：US20220196588A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17132527

申请日：2020-12-23

Applicant: Hach Company

Inventor： Corey Alan Salzer

IPC: G01N27/30

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for measuring a characteristic of an aqueous sample, including: introducing the aqueous sample to a titration region and a reaction region of a measurement device, wherein the titration region comprises a pH electrode and a protonator electrode contacting a first portion of an aqueous sample, wherein the reaction region comprises a counter electrode contacting a second portion of the aqueous sample; placing an electrolyte reservoir in a state of electrical continuity with the titration region and the reaction region, wherein the electrolyte reservoir comprises a reference electrode, wherein the volume of the electrolyte reservoir comprises a large volume of an electrolyte; and determining a characteristic of the aqueous sample by measuring an electrochemical characteristic between the reference electrode and at least one of: the pH electrode and the counter electrode. Other aspects are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20250116645A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-10

申请号：US18983771

申请日：2024-12-17

Applicant: Hach Company

Inventor： Corey Alan Salzer ,  Dan Jonathan Kroll

IPC: B01F33/452 ,  B01D19/00 ,  B01F101/23 ,  B08B1/36 ,  G01N27/42

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for stirring a sample in a cell, including: providing a cell comprising a sample chamber; placing an electrode on an inner surface of the sample chamber, placing a removable stir bar in the sample chamber, the removable stir bar directly contacting and touching the electrode; and wherein the stir bar can be operated to rotate within the sample chamber upon the electrode. Other aspects are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20230213469A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17569076

申请日：2022-01-05

Applicant: Hach Company

Inventor： Corey Alan Salzer ,  Russell Young

IPC: G01N27/30 ,  G01N27/333

CPC classification number: G01N27/302 ,  G01N27/301 ,  G01N27/333

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for measuring an analyte of a sample, including: introducing a sample to a sample region of a measurement device; the measurement device comprising: a measurement electrode and a ground electrode contacting the sample; a low-slope reference electrode in a reference electrode assembly having an electrolyte solution, wherein the electrolyte solution is in contact with the low-slope reference electrode; wherein the electrolyte solution is electrically coupled to the sample via at least one junction; and measuring a first potential between the measurement electrode and the ground electrode; measuring a second potential between the low-slope reference electrode and the ground electrode; determining an analyte in the sample by comparing the first potential and the second potential. Other aspects are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US20210136540A1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-06

申请号：US17085760

申请日：2020-10-30

Applicant: Hach Company

Inventor： Brian Alan Harmon ,  Gregory James Lipinski ,  Joseph Rockstan Williams ,  Theophilus Brian Mooney ,  Timothy A. Higgins ,  Dan Jonathan Kroll ,  Vishnu Rajasekharan ,  Corey Alan Salzer

IPC: H04W4/38 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/00

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for transferring information from at least one instrument to an application, including: establishing a central protocol structure, wherein the central protocol structure defines a format for information transmitted utilizing the central protocol structure; transmitting over a short-range wireless communication channel information from the at least one device to the application, wherein the information is formatted in a broadcast packet in view of the central protocol structure; receiving, at the application, information from the at least one device; and performing, within the application, an action with respect to the information within the application, wherein the performing comprises deciphering the information contained in view of the central protocol structure.

公开(公告)号：US10801990B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-13

申请号：US15955124

申请日：2018-04-17

Applicant: Hach Company

Inventor： Vishnu Vardhanan Rajasekharan ,  Corey Alan Salzer

IPC: G01N27/416 ,  G01N27/30

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for compensating for inteferants in measurement of alkalinity in a reagent-less system, including: introducing an aqueous sample into a measurement device comprising one or more series of electrodes; applying an electrical signal to the aqueous sample using the one or more series of electrodes, wherein the electrical signal is selected from the group consisting of: current and voltage; identifying, during application of the electrical signal, that the electrical signal reaches an oxidation threshold and measuring, prior to reaching the oxidation threshold, a first electrical response to the electrical signal, the first electrical response attributable to interferants in the aqueous sample; identifying, during application of the electrical signal, that the electrical signal reaches an endpoint and measuring, from the oxidation threshold to the endpoint, a second electrical response to the electrical signal; and measuring an alkalinity of the aqueous sample based upon a difference between the first electrical response and the second electrical response. Other aspects are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US11714059B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17132527

申请日：2020-12-23

Applicant: Hach Company

Inventor： Corey Alan Salzer

IPC: G01N27/30

CPC classification number: G01N27/302 ,  G01N27/301 ,  G01N27/308

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for measuring a characteristic of an aqueous sample, including: introducing the aqueous sample to a titration region and a reaction region of a measurement device, wherein the titration region comprises a pH electrode and a protonator electrode contacting a first portion of an aqueous sample, wherein the reaction region comprises a counter electrode contacting a second portion of the aqueous sample; placing an electrolyte reservoir in a state of electrical continuity with the titration region and the reaction region, wherein the electrolyte reservoir comprises a reference electrode, wherein the volume of the electrolyte reservoir comprises a large volume of an electrolyte; and determining a characteristic of the aqueous sample by measuring an electrochemical characteristic between the reference electrode and at least one of: the pH electrode and the counter electrode. Other aspects are described and claimed.

公开(公告)号：US11474071B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-18

申请号：US17007750

申请日：2020-08-31

Applicant: Hach Company

Inventor： Vishnu Vardhanan Rajasekharan ,  Corey Alan Salzer

IPC: G01N27/416 ,  G01N27/30

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for compensating for inteferants in measurement of alkalinity in a reagent-less system, including: introducing an aqueous sample into a measurement device comprising one or more series of electrodes; applying an electrical signal to the aqueous sample using the one or more series of electrodes, wherein the electrical signal is selected from the group consisting of: current and voltage; identifying, during application of the electrical signal, that the electrical signal reaches an oxidation threshold and measuring, prior to reaching the oxidation threshold, a first electrical response to the electrical signal, the first electrical response attributable to interferants in the aqueous sample; identifying, during application of the electrical signal, that the electrical signal reaches an endpoint and measuring, from the oxidation threshold to the endpoint, a second electrical response to the electrical signal; and measuring an alkalinity of the aqueous sample based upon a difference between the first electrical response and the second electrical response. Other aspects are described and claimed.