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

Claim 0:
1. A system for improved, non-intrusive material identification, the system comprising:
a vessel holding or transporting at least one quantity of a fluid;
at least one acoustic transducer positioned on an exterior surface of a sidewall of the vessel;
at least one coupling layer positioned 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
a computerized device in communication with the at least one acoustic signal, the computerized device having a processor and a memory, wherein the computerized device determines a material identification of the quantity of fluid based on, at least in part, the reflection of the ultrasonic signal.