Patent ID: 11971361
Assignee: YOKOGAWA FLUENCE ANALYTICS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 22:
23. A device comprising:
a body having a proximal end and a distal end spaced from the proximal end; the body comprising:
a flow tube having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining a passageway extending through the flow tube from the proximal end to the distal end of the body, the passageway comprising a first portion of a fluid flow path configured to receive a polymer containing solution and to permit the exit of the polymer containing solution, where the flow tube is configured to permit light to pass through the flow tube to and from the passageway,
wherein the flow tube is configured such that the passageway is dimensioned to match an inner diameter of a first tube coupled to the proximal end, a second tube coupled to the distal end, or a combination thereof,
wherein the first tube is configured to be a second portion of the fluid flow path to introduce the polymer containing solution into the body, and the second tube is configured to be a third portion of the fluid flow path to provide an exit path of the polymer containing solution,
wherein the flow tube is configured to be removably inserted into the fluid flow path of the polymer containing solution for continuously monitoring the polymer containing solution in real time without disturbing the flow of the polymer containing solution; and
an optical component tube having an inner surface defining an inner bore configured to receive the flow tube and comprising one or more optical detectors configured to detect one or more process characteristics of the polymer containing solution within the flow tube without diverting any of the fluid flow,
wherein the flow tube is configured to be releasably attached to the inner bore of the optical opponent tube.