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6475439 Sealed replaceable sensor  
A gas detector having a sealed sensor assembly is only exposed to the ambient atmosphere when the detector is to be placed in the service. The detector is placed in the service by removing an...
6467333 Trace level detection of analytes using artificial olfactometry  
The present invention provides a device for detecting the presence of an analyte, such as for example, a lightweight device, including: a sample chamber having a fluid inlet port for the influx of...
6463789 Gas sensor  
A gas sensor, comprises a substrate, a sensor unit including a functional layer and an electrode structure, and an electric heating and/or temperature measuring arrangement. An electrically...
6463788 Structure of electric connector of gas sensor  
An improved structure of an electric connector of a gas sensor is provided which is designed to establish a firm electric connection between each electrode terminal formed on a sensing element and...
6457347 Glow discharge detector  
A highly sensitive electronic ion cell for the measurement of trace elements in He carrier gas which involves glow discharge. A constant wave (CW) glow discharge detector which is controlled...
6453723 Gas sensor device  
A gas sensor device including a housing provided with an inlet for introducing a gas to be measured, a sensor element capable of detecting oxygen gas or the like contained in the gas and a base...
6453726 Gas sensor with U-type gasket  
The gas sensor comprises a sensor element; a shell disposed around at least a portion of the sensor element, the shell having a projecting edge from a first end, wherein a portion of the projecting...
6450007 Robust single-chip hydrogen sensor  
A robust single-chip hydrogen sensor and a method for fabricating such a sensor. By adding an adhesion-promoting layer between the body of a sensor and an on-chip hydrogen-exposed...
6446488 Gas concentration measuring apparatus producing current signals as a function of gas concentration  
A gas concentration measuring apparatus is provided which may be employed in measuring an air-fuel ratio of mixture sucked into automotive engines. The apparatus includes a gas concentration sensor...
6442996 Method and apparatus for measuring the calorific value of a gas  
A method and apparatus for measuring the calorific value of a gas. The apparatus includes a chamber to which a gas in question, for example natural gas, is supplied through an inlet and leaves...
6435007 Materials breakthrough monitoring sensor system  
A sensor system that monitors agent breakthrough through a vapor barrier and related test process. The system includes a substantially airtight test chamber for retaining the vapor barrier, which...
6432362 Chemical sensor and coating for same  
An acoustic wave based-chemical sensor utilizing a crystal substrate and a coating of at least two blended materials is disclosed. The blended materials comprise a combination of (a) a high glass...
6433694 Sensor having improved desorption times and related control circuitry  
A sensor and method for rapidly determining the absence of a vapor in a gas or fluid is described as well as a method for constructing the sensor. The sensor comprises a resistive element having...
6423272 Fluid sensing device using discotic liquid crystals  
The present invention discloses a fluid sensing device comprising a substrate having at least one type of dicotic liquid crystals disposed therein and arranged to form an array of columnar...
6422066 Sensor capsule for CO2 sensor  
A sensor capsule to facilitate positioning of an analyte sensitive element such as a CO 2 sensor at the end of a fiber optic probe, which discloses a dye layer defined by a dye well, fluorescent...
6418779 Structure of oxygen sensor  
An oxygen sensor used with an electronic control unit in a car and having a metal housing formed by a front cap, a rear cap and an intermediate barrel and secured by a lock nut. A probe is mounted...
6411905 Method and apparatus for estimating odor concentration using an electronic nose  
A system and method for obtaining an estimate of the concentration of an odor in an air sample from data obtained by evaluating the sample with a sensor-array type electronic nose. Principal...
6408680 Sensor and method for the manufacture  
A sensor for determining an oxygen content in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine includes a receptacle, arranged in a longitudinal bore of a metal housing, for a sensing element. The...
6401521 Method of preventing movement of a planar sensor element packaged in a mat support  
In an exemplary embodiment, the planar sensing element ( 80 ) is secured by inclusion of a disk element support provided between the lower end of an inner shield and the lower shoulder of an outer...
6401522 Gas analyzer and method of calibrating the same  
A gas analyzer monitors concentration of discharged NOx even if an air ratio X is less than 1. The gas analyzer has three internal spaces and four electro-chemical pumps. The first space effects...
6397661 Remote magneto-elastic analyte, viscosity and temperature sensing apparatus and associated methods of sensing  
An analyte, viscosity, or temperature sensing apparatus for operative arrangement within a time-varying magnetic field, including a sensor with an outer surface that is chemically, frictionally, or...
6398118 Thermostat incorporating thin film carbon dioxide sensor and environmental control system  
A system for monitoring and modifying the quality and temperature of air within a conditioned space includes a blower unit, a damper unit for selectively admitting outside air into the conditioned...
6389877 Double-headed mass sensor and mass detection method  
There is provided a double-headed mass sensor ( 25 ) in which between a first connecting plate ( 22 A) joined to a first diaphragm ( 21 A) at respective sides and a second connecting plate ( 22 B)...
6382013 Method of reading an oxygen sensor input  
An adjustment circuit and method for reading a measurement output of an automotive oxygen sensor provide correction for outgassing of the sensor and inversion of the measurement output. The...
6370941 Gas sensor and gas sensor system  
The conduit tube 3 and the conduit tube 4 to flow the carrier solution to the gas exchanger 7 are provided, and in the conduit tube 3 , the reference pH electrode 14 is provided, and in...
6363772 System and method for detection of a biological condition  
A system and method that allows for early detection of biological conditions, such as a disease, through analysis of appropriate gaseous samples. The system and method are particularly amenable to...
6360581 Gas sensor and method for manufacturing the same  
A gas sensor 1 includes a casing 10 which covers a sensing element 2 and includes two cylindrical members. The cylindrical members are axially disposed in such a manner as to overlap each...
6347543 Measuring sensor and method for its fabrication  
A measuring sensor, in particular, for determining the oxygen content in exhaust gases of internal combustion engines, includes a ceramic molding arranged in a metal housing for the accommodation...
6346420 Method of analyzing a gas mixture to determine its explosibility and system for implementing a method of this kind  
In this method of analyzing a gas mixture containing at least one inflammable gas to determine its explosibility, a resistive heating element ( 15 ) is energized in an analysis enclosure ( 12 )...
6341519 Gas-sensing probe for use in a combustor  
In one embodiment, a gas-sensing probe for use in a combustor includes an elongated support member, a housing, a gas sensor and sensor wires. The housing is attached to an end of the support...
6336354 Gas concentration measuring apparatus compensating for error component of output signal  
A gas concentration measuring apparatus is provided which measures the concentration of a given gas using a gas sensor. The gas sensor includes a sensor element producing a gas concentration signal...
6324897 Partial-pressure sensor  
A partial pressure sensor is disclosed which is suitable for determining the partial pressure of a gas or vapor in a thermally uncontrolled gas atmosphere over a large measurement range and with...
6321587 Solid state fluorine sensor system and method  
A gaseous fluorine detection system is provided which includes a generally enclosed sample cell containing a substrate comprising a material which interacts with fluorine gas to generate radiant...
6311543 Connection device for ceramic gas sensor element  
A connection device for a ceramic gas sensor element includes a sensor assembly and a ring member. The sensor assembly has a ceramic element with a thickness t, an electrical connection portion...
6305214 Gas sensor and methods of forming a gas sensor assembly  
A gas sensor assembly is provided with a non-conductive housing portion and a plurality of conductive housing portions, each of which are conductively separated from each other, and the conductive...
6289719 Method for operating a gas sensor  
A method of operating a gas sensor having two sensor electrodes whose output signal is evaluated in an evaluation circuit connected downstream of the sensor electrodes, the sensor electrodes being...
6286361 Method and apparatus for remotely detecting pressure, force, temperature, density, vibration, viscosity and speed of sound in a fluid  
An apparatus for detecting pressure in a hollow fan blade of a turbofan gas turbine engine comprises a magnetostriction transducer arranged in a sub chamber of the fan blade which is interconnected...
6276192 Gas detecting sensor and device for controlling ventilation systems  
There are provided with a gas detecting sensor and a gas detecting device for controlling a ventilation system of a vehicle using the gas detecting sensor. The gas detecting sensor of the present...
6276191 Oxygen sensor  
An oxygen sensor for determining the oxygen concentration in the exhaust gas flow of an internal combustion engine. The sensor includes an outer electrode exposed to the exhaust side and a...
6266998 System for measuring the concentration of gases  
A system for measuring the concentration of gases using gas-selective indicator substances in a chip-like carrier (1) with an optoelectronic scanning device (2). The chip-like carrier (2) has...
6266997 Thermal management of a sensor  
In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides an exhaust constituent sensor comprising a planar sensing element securely held in place within a tubular inner shield by known methods....
6263723 Multilayered gas sensor  
The present invention provides a gas sensor element having properties capable of detecting methane and carbon monoxide selectively with 1 sensor by improving gas selectivity of the semiconductor...
6247350 Sensor  
A sensor such as for sensing dissolved oxygen in plural cells spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance includes projection sections provided at intervals spaced according to the...
6235243 Gas sensor array for detecting individual gas constituents in a gas mixture  
A gas sensor array for detecting individual gas constituents in a gas sensor, said array being composed of a carrier member of a non-conductive substrate having a plurality of individual sensor...
6230545 Optode for the determination of gases  
A gas-sensitive sensor membrane for the determination of gas concentrations in gas mixtures is proposed. Also proposed are a method and an apparatus for determining gas concentrations based on the...
6223583 Sensor element seal for a detector  
A sensor for determining an oxygen content of an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine includes a flat-plate sensing element that is inserted in a gas-tight fashion via a hybrid seal in a...
6212939 Uncoated microcantilevers as chemical sensors  
A method and device are provided for chemical sensing using cantilevers that do not use chemically deposited, chemically specific layers. This novel device utilizes the adsorption-induced variation...
6205843 Gas sensing element and a method for measuring a specific gas concentration  
A gas sensing element having a sample gas chamber into which a sample gas is introduced, and a reference gas chamber into which a reference gas is introduced. A sensor cell detects a specific gas...
6202471 Low-cost multilaminate sensors  
Methods of monitoring environmental variables in general and chemical composition in particular, and sensors for such monitoring. These low-cost sensors comprised multiple layers in a laminated...
6202467 Hybrid integrated circuit for a gas sensor