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Electrical measuring system utilizing a fuel cell

Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1962-04-18
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Granted: 1967-09-19
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Expires: 1982-04-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Marvin E Reinecke

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 12:22
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M8/00; G; G01; G01B; G01B7/00; G01B7/001; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/26; G01N27/416; G01N27/49; G01N30/00; G01N30/02; G01N30/62; G01N30/64

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 82 words
A METHOD OF DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF COMBUSTIBLE GASES IN A FLUID THE COMPOSITION OF WHICH CAN VARY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF SAID COMBUSTIBLE GASES, COMPRISING SUPPLYING A SAMPLE OF SAID FLUID TO THE FUEL ELECTRODE OF A FUEL CELL, SUPPLYING AN OXIDANT TO THE OXIDANT ELECTRODE OF SAID FUEL CELL, AND MEASURING THE ELECTRICAL OUTPUT BETWEEN SAID FUEL ELECTRODE AND SAID OXIDANT ELECTRODE, WHEREBY AN INCREASE IN SAID ELECTRICAL OUTPUT IS INDICATIVE OF THE PRESENCE OFCOMBUSTIBLE GASES IN SAID FLUID.

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