IP Library Granted Patent US 12699064
Granted Patent B2
US 12699064 · App. 18/635,361 · Granted Aug 4, 2026

Vessel for smart vessel system

Inventors: Jan Eduard Veening (Ijsselstein, NL); Lambertus Gerardus Petrus van der Heijden (Bunnik, NL); David Holden (Utrecht, NL); Arnoud Gengler (De Wijk, NL)
Assignee: Diversey, Inc.
G01N27/06B01L3/508G01P13/00B01L2300/023B01L2300/0627
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Patent No.
US 12699064
App. No.
18/635,361
Granted
Aug 4, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vessel includes a memory and a processor operatively coupled to the memory. The memory is configured to store a vessel identifier. The processor is configured to initiate a timer for a shelf life of a solution placed into the vessel. The processor is also configured to conduct a measurement of the solution using one or more sensors in the vessel. The processor is also configured to compare the measurement to a threshold for the solution. The processor is further configured to activate a solution indicator to indicate that the solution should be discarded responsive to a determination that the shelf life has expired or a determination that the measurement exceeds the threshold.

Claims (18)

1 . A vessel comprising:

a memory configured to store a vessel identifier; and

a processor operatively coupled to the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: receive measurement data of a solution measured by a filling station, wherein the data is transmitted to the vessel,

initiate a timer for a shelf life of the solution placed into the vessel from the filling station;

conduct an additional measurement of the solution using one or more sensors in the vessel;

compare the additional measurement to a minimum chemistry concentration threshold for the solution based in part on the measurement data; and

activate a solution indicator to indicate that the solution should be discarded responsive to a time determination that the shelf life has expired or a quantitative or qualitative determination that the additional measurement exceeds the minimum chemistry concentration threshold.

2 . The vessel of claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver to communicate with the filling station, wherein the transceiver is operatively coupled to the processor and configured to provide the vessel identifier to the filling station.

3 . The vessel of claim 1 , further comprising the one or more sensors, wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one of a conductivity sensor, a voltage sensor, and a current sensor.

4 . The vessel of claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver operatively coupled to the processor, wherein the transceiver is configured to receive reference measurement data regarding reference measurements performed by the filling station.

5 . The vessel of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the shelf life for the solution based at least in part on the reference measurement data.

6 . The vessel of claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the minimum chemistry concentration threshold for the solution based at least in part on the reference measurement data.

7 . The vessel of claim 4 , wherein the reference measurement data includes a measurement performed on water that is used to form the solution.

8 . The vessel of claim 4 , wherein the reference measurement data includes a measurement performed on the solution prior to introduction of the solution into the vessel.

9 . The vessel of claim 1 , wherein the measurement of the solution comprises at least one of a conductivity measurement, a linear sweep voltammetry measurement, a staircase voltammetry measurement, a square wave voltammetry measurement, a cyclic voltammetry measurement, an anodic stripping voltammetry measurement, a cathodic stripping voltammetry measurement, an adsorptive stripping voltammetry measurement, an alternating current voltammetry measurement, a polarography measurement, a rotated electrode voltammetry measurement, a normal pulse voltammetry measurement, a differential pulse voltammetry measurement, and a chronoamperometry measurement.

10 . The vessel of claim 1 , further comprising a motion sensor operatively coupled to the processor.

11 . The vessel of claim 10 , wherein activation of the solution indicator is responsive to movement of the vessel detected by the motion sensor.

12 . The vessel of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to activate the solution indicator to indicate that the solution is still usable responsive to a determination that the shelf life has not expired, responsive to a determination that the measurement does not exceed the threshold, and responsive to movement detected by the motion sensor.