Patent ID: 6541260
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A device for detecting and providing an indication regarding one or more properties of a fluid retained in a bottle, the device comprising:a body member; a means for retaining the body member relative to the bottle; and a fluid property detecting substance operably associated with the body member for detecting and providing an optical indication regarding one or more properties of the fluid retained in the bottle; wherein the body member of the device has an open inner volume, wherein the fluid property detecting substance is disposed within the open inner volume of the body member, and wherein the body member has a wall portion that comprises a semi-permeable barrier and wherein the semi-permeable barrier and the fluid property detecting substance are calibrated to allow fluid retained in the bottle to enter the open inner volume of the body member for a detection of the one or more fluid properties but to prevent the fluid property detecting substance from exiting the open inner volume to contaminate the fluid retained in the bottle; whereby the device can provide an optical indication regarding one or more properties of the fluid retained in the bottle.