Patents by Inventor Robert Gruebler

Robert Gruebler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7084646
    Abstract: A method of detecting a gas bubble in a measuring chamber filled with a liquid. The electrical conductivity of the liquid or a variable derived therefrom is measured in the measuring chamber at a first pressure value p1, and a first measured value S1 is detected. The pressure in the measuring chamber is changed, the electrical conductivity of the liquid or a variable depending thereon is measured in the measuring chamber at at least a second pressure value p2, and a second measured value S2 is detected. The presence or lack of presence of at least one gas bubble in the liquid is detected by comparing the first measured value S1 to the second measured value S2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Gruebler, Egon Landschuetzer, Wolf-Dietrich Steinboeck
  • Publication number: 20050046429
    Abstract: A method of detecting a gas bubble in a measuring chamber is provided comprising filling the measuring chamber with a liquid; measuring the electrical conductivity of the liquid or a variable derived therefrom in the measuring chamber at a first pressure value p1, wherein a first measured value S1 is detected; changing the pressure in the measuring chamber; measuring the electrical conductivity of the liquid or a variable depending thereon in the measuring chamber at at least a second pressure value p2, wherein a second measured value S2 is detected; and detecting the presence or lack of presence of at least one gas bubble in the liquid by comparing the first measured value S1 to the second measured value S2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Gruebler, Egon Landschuetzer, Wolf-Dietrich Steinboeck