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Gas detection device

US8820141B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 2010
Grant dateSep 2, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 29, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2021/1704
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Device for detecting a gas having an excitation device for exciting the gas by an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength corresponding approximately to that of the gas; and a detection device for detecting the excitation of the gas, the detection device having a waveguide connected to the excitation device, a part of which forms a movable element designed to be in contact with the gas and capable of being set into vibration by the impact of the excited gas molecules; and a measurement sensor, for measuring the vibration of the element, the measurement sensor and the element forming the detection device.

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