Patent ID: 11899003
Assignee: WATGRID, S.A.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  C | IPC B  C  G

Claim 10:
11. A method for monitoring wine in an original barrel having a bung hole, wherein the method comprises:
inserting a sensor conduit through a passage hole in an original bung, wherein the sensor conduit is operably coupled to a sensor enclosure comprising a sensor device;
inserting the sensor enclosure into the original bung, wherein:
the original bung is a conical frustum that comprises a space for inserting at least a portion of the sensor enclosure,
the space does not extend through the original bung,
the sensor device is not configured for monitoring the sensor enclosure,
the original bung is configured to be separable from the sensor device and the sensor enclosure without requiring a removal of more than the conical frustum, and
the original bung is interchangeable with an alternative bung;

inserting the original bung into the bung hole of the original barrel, wherein an outer diameter of the original bung is determined by a diameter of the bung hole of the original barrel; and
using the sensor device to determine a parameter of the wine in the original barrel.