Patent ID: 9140586
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: F16L,G01D,G01F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus configured for insertion into a sensor port of a flow cell, the apparatus comprising: an insert body comprising a first end, a second end axially opposite of the first end, and a surface defining a cavity having an opening at the first end of the insert body and a base at the second end of the insert body; a sensor located in the cavity and comprising a first portion proximate to the base of the cavity, wherein the first portion of the sensor has a first outer diameter; a first insert body holding nut comprising a first side, a second side opposite of the first side, a center opening having an inner diameter greater than the first outer diameter of the first portion of the sensor, and threads encircling the first insert body holding nut between the first side and the second side for engaging with a threaded portion of the interior surface of the sensor port, wherein the second side of the first insert body holding nut is proximate to and applies a compressive force against the first end of the insert body in a first axial direction; and a sensor holding nut comprising: a nut portion comprising a first side, a second side opposite of the first side, and threads encircling the nut portion between the first side and the second side for engaging with the threaded portion of the interior surface of the sensor port, and a cylinder portion comprising a center opening having an inner diameter less than the first outer diameter of the first portion of the sensor, wherein the cylinder portion extends from the second side of the nut portion through the center opening of the first insert body holding nut into the cavity, wherein the distal end of the cylinder portion is proximate to and applies a compressive force against the first portion of the sensor in the first axial direction.