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Gas detection circuit

US6489787B1 · kind B1 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 13, 2000
Grant dateDec 3, 2002
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N27/16
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A circuit capable of detecting natural gas at a wide range of concentrations is disclosed. The gas detection circuit includes a catalytic Wheatstone bridge circuit and an analyzing Wheatstone bridge circuit. A circuit for detecting natural gas, which includes placing a device containing the circuit described above in an area in which the air has a potential of containing natural gas, and monitoring the output signal for indications of the presence of natural gas is also disclosed.

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