Nanostructure sensing and transmission of gas data
US7968054B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/957
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for receiving, analyzing and communicating results of sensing chemical and/or physical parameter values, using wireless transmission of the data. Presence or absence of one or more of a group of selected chemicals in a gas or vapor is determined, using suitably functionalized carbon nanostructures that are exposed to the gas. One or more physical parameter values, such as temperature, vapor pressure, relative humidity and distance from a reference location, are also sensed for the gas, using nanostructures and/or microstructures. All parameter values are transmitted wirelessly to a data processing site or to a control site, using an interleaving pattern for data received from different sensor groups, using I.E.E.E. 802.11 or 802.15 protocol, for example. Methods for estimating chemical concentration are discussed.
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