IDENTIFICATION AND OTHER MEASURES ENCODED IN A THREADED SENSOR WELL
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1. A sensor, comprising:
- a threaded sensor body configured to be positioned in a threaded sensor well;
a first sensing modality configured to sense a parameter of interest in a monitored environment; and
a second sensing modality configured to sense one or more encoded parameters of the threaded sensor well when the threaded sensor body is positioned within the threaded sensor well.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to the use of a sensor well encoded in a structural, electrical, magnetic, or optical manner so as to provide the sensor well with a unique or otherwise distinctive fingerprint. In addition, a sensor configured to be positioned within the sensor well incorporates a sensing modality for reading or detecting the encoding of the sensor well.
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20 Claims
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1. A sensor, comprising:
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a threaded sensor body configured to be positioned in a threaded sensor well; a first sensing modality configured to sense a parameter of interest in a monitored environment; and a second sensing modality configured to sense one or more encoded parameters of the threaded sensor well when the threaded sensor body is positioned within the threaded sensor well. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 20)
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3. (canceled)
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9. A sensor well, comprising:
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one or more engagement structures formed in a surface of the sensor well, wherein the engagement structures are configured to physically engage corresponding structures of a sensor; and one or more identification structures formed on one or both of the surface of the sensor well or the engagement structures, wherein the one or more identification structures are configured to be sensed by a sensing modality of the sensor when the sensor is present in the sensor well. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for monitoring an environment, comprising:
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acquiring operational data indicative of a parameter of interest within the environment using a first sensing modality of a sensor positioned in a sensor well formed in a structure containing or surrounding the environment; acquiring verification information of a thread of the sensor well using a second sensing modality of the sensor, wherein the verification information is indicative of one or both of an identification of the sensor well or a position of the sensor within the sensor well; transmitting the operational data and the verification information to one or more control systems; monitoring or controlling a reaction or operation based on the operational data; and validating one or both of the presence or position of the sensor within the sensor well based on the verification information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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