Gas sensor
US-2016231244-A1 · Aug 11, 2016 · US
Optical gas detector
US8994949B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8994949-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314032004-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Sep 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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A gas detector including an assembly of two hemispherical caps having opposite concavities, and which are reflective on at least a portion of their opposite surfaces, and a wafer arranged in an equatorial plane of the assembly of the two caps, in the vicinity of but spaced apart from the center of the equatorial plane, including, back-to-back: a diverging light emitter directed towards the first cap and a light receiver directed towards the second cap.
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What is claimed is: 1. A gas detector comprising: an assembly of two hemispherical caps having opposite concavities, and which are reflective on at least a portion of their opposite surfaces, and a plate arranged in an equatorial plane of the assembly of the two caps, in the vicinity of but spaced apart from the center of the equatorial plane, comprising, back-to-back, a generator-detector assembly of: a diverging light generator directed towards the first cap, and a light de…
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- What does patent US8994949B2 cover?
- A gas detector including an assembly of two hemispherical caps having opposite concavities, and which are reflective on at least a portion of their opposite surfaces, and a wafer arranged in an equatorial plane of the assembly of the two caps, in the vicinity of but spaced apart from the center of the equatorial plane, including, back-to-back: a diverging light emitter directed towards the firs…
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- Commissariat L Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives, Commissariat Energie Atomique
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G01N21/61. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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