Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for automated quality control of a substance comprising a compartment wherein a substance is located, a monitoring device coupled to the compartment and configured to monitor at least one quality control parameter prior to an end-use of the substance, and a processor coupled to the monitoring device, wherein the monitoring device is configured to communicate data to the processor for comparing at least one quality control parameter to an end-use value, and wherein the processor is further configured to control the release of the substance from the compartment to its end-use.
| Original language | English |
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| IPC | G01N 21/ 01 A I |
| Patent number | US2008275659 |
| Filing date | 14/04/2009 |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| Priority date | 02/05/2007 |
| Priority number | US20070743288 |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Nov 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |