Method and apparatus for detecting phase boundaries and correspondingly equipped laboratory device

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PATENT NO 9335200
APP PUB NO 20120242354A1
SERIAL NO

13504379

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A device for detecting a phase boundary in a liquid tank a sensor that can be advanced in the direction of the phase boundary in the liquid tank. A circuit processes an output signal of the sensor to detect a change in capacitance and has a first channel with a first filter module to filter out a first signal having a short pulse width from the output signal and a second channel having a second filter module to filter out a second signal having a greater pulse width from the output signal. A controller module with comparator module determines whether the first signal reaches a first threshold value and a processing module determines whether the second signal meets predefined second signal criteria.

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  • TECAN TRADING AG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cors, Nicolas Stafa, CH 7 6
Schoni, Markus Nanikon, CH 4 5
Wiggli, Markus Tann, CH 9 70
Zuppiger, Adi Siebnen, CH 8 104

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