Patent ID: 11940420
Assignee: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. A method for improved, non-intrusive material identification, the method comprising:
holding or transporting at least one quantity of a fluid in a vessel;
positioning at least one acoustic transducer on an exterior surface of a sidewall of the vessel;
positioning at least one coupling layer between the at least one acoustic transducer and the exterior surface of the sidewall of the vessel, wherein the at least one coupling layer is formed, at least in part, from nanotubes, wherein the nanotubes improve a reflection of an acoustic signal emitted from the at least one acoustic transducer; and
using a computerized device in communication with the at least one acoustic signal, the computerized device having a processor and a memory, determining a material identification of the quantity of fluid based on, at least in part, the reflection of the ultrasonic signal.