Patent ID: 11953437
Assignee: ENDRESS+HAUSER OPTICAL ANALYSIS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. The method of claim 1, wherein, when the comparing of the second value and the third value indicates the second value and the third value are different, the method further comprises:
introducing another medium having an oxygen concentration above 10 ppm into the sample cell;
emitting the second light onto the functional element as to stimulate the functional element to emit the third light;
detecting the third light;
evaluating the detected third light to determine a new second value representing the oxygen concentration in the other medium;
emitting the fourth light;
detecting the fourth light;
evaluating the detected fourth light to determine a new third value representing the oxygen concentration in the other medium;
comparing the new second value and the new third value; and
when the comparing indicates the new second value and the new third are different, evaluating the comparison by promoting the third value.