Detection of blockage in a porous member
US10788457B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2291/0289
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of detecting at least a partial blockage in a porous member separating an inner chamber of a device having a gas sensor responsive to an analyte positioned within the inner chamber and an ambient environment includes emitting pressure waves within the inner chamber and measuring a response via a sensor responsive to pressure waves positioned within the inner chamber.
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