Patent ID: 11946905
Assignee: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. A method of evaluating fluid quality, the method comprising:
providing a vessel containing a quantity of fluid;
positioning at least two acoustic sensors in at least first and second horizontal locations within an interior space of the vessel and fully submerged within the quantity of fluid, wherein the at least two sensors are in direct communication with each other;
emitting signals into the quantity of fluid from the at least two acoustic sensors, wherein a fluid identity of the quantity of fluid in the at least first and second horizontal locations is calculatable based on the signals, and wherein the at least two acoustic sensors are configured to communicate a change in the fluid identity to one another;
sensing a temperature of the quantity of fluid with a temperature sensor; and
using a processor of a computerized device in communication with at least one of the at least two acoustic sensors and the temperature sensor, determining a quality of the quantity of fluid based on the fluid identity of the quantity of fluid from the signals from the at least two acoustic sensors at two or more times and the sensed temperature of the quantity of fluid.