Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for the detection of hydrogen using a metal alloy

US5668301A · kind A · utility

23Cited by
20References
18Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventor

Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 1996
Grant dateSep 16, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 22, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49082
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A hydrogen sensitive metal alloy contains palladium and titanium to provide a larger change in electrical resistance when exposed to the presence of hydrogen. The alloy is deposited on a substrate and a thin film and connected across electrical circuitry to provide a sensor device that can be used for improved sensitivity and accuracy of hydrogen detection.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.