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Apparatus for detecting carbon monoxide

Assignee: Coal Industry Patents Ltd
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Filing: 1957-07-29
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Granted: 1959-12-08
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Expires: 1977-07-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Valentine Reginald
  • 👤 Harold G Glover

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 16:30
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/02; G01N27/04; G01N27/14; G01N27/16; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T436/00; Y10T436/20; Y10T436/204998; Y10T436/205831

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 173 words
APPARATUS FOR THE DETECTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN AN ATMOSPHERE, COMPRISING A CONDUIT THROUGH WHICH A SAMPLE OF THE ATMOSPHERE CAN BE PASSED A MASS OF THERMAL INSULTING MATERIAL IN SAID CONDUIT, A MASS OF OXIDISER IN SAID INSULATING MATERIAL, A PAIR OF THERMISTOR THE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PORTION OF EACH OF WHICH LIES WITHIN SAID CONDUIT SAID THERMISTORS AND SAID MASS OF OXIDISER BEING ARRANGED SUCH THAT THE TENPERATURE SENSITIVE PORTION OF ONE ONLY OF SAID THERMISTORS LIES WITHIN SAID MASS OF OXIDER AND SAID MASS OF OXIDISER IS SITUATED DOWNSTREAM OF SAID CONDUIT WITH RESPECT OT THE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE OF THE OTHER OF SAID THERMISTORS, AND A HEAT EXCHANGER THROUGH WHICH SAID SAMPLE CAN BE PASSED BEFORE ENTERING SAID CONDUIT, SAID HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING A VERY HIGH HEAT CAPACITY COMPARED TO THE CONDUIT AND ITS CONTENTS AND A HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ALONG ITS LENGHT, SAID HEAT EXCHANGER SURROUNDING SAID CONDUIT AND BEING ARRANGED SUCH AS TO EFFECT HEAT EXCHANGE BETWEEN THAT PORTION OF SAID SAMPLE WHICH AT ANY GIVEN INSTANT IS IN
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 173 words
APPARATUS FOR THE DETECTION OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN AN ATMOSPHERE, COMPRISING A CONDUIT THROUGH WHICH A SAMPLE OF THE ATMOSPHERE CAN BE PASSED A MASS OF THERMAL INSULTING MATERIAL IN SAID CONDUIT, A MASS OF OXIDISER IN SAID INSULATING MATERIAL, A PAIR OF THERMISTOR THE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PORTION OF EACH OF WHICH LIES WITHIN SAID CONDUIT SAID THERMISTORS AND SAID MASS OF OXIDISER BEING ARRANGED SUCH THAT THE TENPERATURE SENSITIVE PORTION OF ONE ONLY OF SAID THERMISTORS LIES WITHIN SAID MASS OF OXIDER AND SAID MASS OF OXIDISER IS SITUATED DOWNSTREAM OF SAID CONDUIT WITH RESPECT OT THE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE OF THE OTHER OF SAID THERMISTORS, AND A HEAT EXCHANGER THROUGH WHICH SAID SAMPLE CAN BE PASSED BEFORE ENTERING SAID CONDUIT, SAID HEAT EXCHANGER HAVING A VERY HIGH HEAT CAPACITY COMPARED TO THE CONDUIT AND ITS CONTENTS AND A HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ALONG ITS LENGHT, SAID HEAT EXCHANGER SURROUNDING SAID CONDUIT AND BEING ARRANGED SUCH AS TO EFFECT HEAT EXCHANGE BETWEEN THAT PORTION OF SAID SAMPLE WHICH AT ANY GIVEN INSTANT IS IN

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