Magnetoacoustic sensor system and associated method for sensing environmental conditions
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01N-025/02
G01K-007/00
출원번호
US-0512268
(2003-04-23)
등록번호
US-7429127
(2008-09-30)
국제출원번호
PCT/US03/012775
(2003-04-23)
§371/§102 date
20041022
(20041022)
국제공개번호
WO03/091679
(2003-11-06)
발명자
/ 주소
Walker,Dwight Sherod
James,Michael Bernard
출원인 / 주소
Glaxo Group Limited
대리인 / 주소
Smith,Robert J.
인용정보
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14인용 특허 :
34
초록▼
A remote sensor system (60) and method for passively sensing environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, uses a magnetic impulse from an AC interrogation coil (68) to stimulate a magnetoelastic sensor (62) to generate an acoustic signal (AE) at the resonant frequency of the magnetoel
A remote sensor system (60) and method for passively sensing environmental conditions, such as temperature and humidity, uses a magnetic impulse from an AC interrogation coil (68) to stimulate a magnetoelastic sensor (62) to generate an acoustic signal (AE) at the resonant frequency of the magnetoelastic sensor (62). The acoustic signal (AE) is received by amplifier (74), detected and displayed (76). The systems and methods are particularly suited for detecting environmental conditions in commercial pharmaceutical packaging, such as blister packs.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A packaging assembly for sensing an environmental condition within pharmaceutical packaging, comprising: a base sheet having at least one pocket formed therein and being adapted such that a pharmaceutical composition is contained therein, wherein said pharmaceutical compositi
What is claimed is: 1. A packaging assembly for sensing an environmental condition within pharmaceutical packaging, comprising: a base sheet having at least one pocket formed therein and being adapted such that a pharmaceutical composition is contained therein, wherein said pharmaceutical composition is an inhalable dry powder composition; a lid sheet, said lid sheet including a pocket portion, said pocket portion being disposed proximate said pocket and wherein said lid sheet is bonded to said base sheet to form a sealed blister pack; and a sensor element comprising a material that is responsive to said environmental condition and having a magnetoelastic resonant frequency in the range of 300-700 kHz, said sensor element generating at least a first acoustic signal at said resonant frequency in response to an AC magnetic pulse, said sensor element being present within said sealed blister pack and attached to said pocket portion of said lid sheet within said pocket and configured to measure environmental conditions within said said sealed blister pack. 2. The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein said sensor element includes first and second ends. 3. The packaging assembly of claim 2, wherein said first end of said sensor element is attached to said lid sheet pocket portion. 4. The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein said sensor element includes a support adapted to engage said lid sheet pocket portion. 5. The packaging assembly of claim 4, wherein said first end of said sensor element is secured to said support whereby said second end of said sensor element is cantilevered. 6. The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein said assembly includes an interrogation coil adapted to provide said AC magnetic pulse to said sensor element to generate said first acoustic signal. 7. The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein said assembly further includes a receiver adapted to detect said first acoustic signal. 8. The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein said sensor element comprises a magnetoelastic alloy. 9. The packaging assembly of claim 8, wherein said magnetoelastic alloy comprises a material selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, samarium, yttrium, gadolinium, terbium and dysprosium. 10. The packaging assembly of claim 8, wherein said magnetoelastic alloy comprises an iron based, amorphous metallic glass alloy. 11. The packaging assembly of claim 10, wherein said iron based, amorphous metallic glass alloy comprises Metglass�� 2826. 12. The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein said environmental condition comprises temperature. 13. The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein said sensor element is coated with a moisture sensitive material. 14. The packaging assembly of claim 13, wherein said moisture sensitive material exhibits a change in mass in response to a change in a second environmental condition. 15. The packaging assembly of claim 14, wherein said second environmental conditions comprises humidity. 16. The packaging assembly of claim 13, wherein said moisture sensitive material comprises 1,4-phenyl-bridged polysilsesquioxane. 17. The packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein said packaging assembly further includes a memory adapted to receive and store at least said first acoustic signal, a processor for determining at least a first environmental condition value using said first acoustic signal, and a display.
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