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Ethylene sensor

US9739737B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5References

30Claims

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Assignee

Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US

Inventors

Timothy M. Swager · Newton, US
Birgit Esser · Cambridge, US
Jan M. Schnorr · Cambridge, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 22, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T436/216
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sensor device can include a transition metal complex capable of interacting with a carbon-carbon multiple bond moiety. The sensor can detect the fruit-ripening hormone ethylene with high sensitivity.

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