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US3701632A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Vapor phase detectors

Assignee: California Institute of Technology
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Filing: 1970-06-01
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Granted: 1972-10-31
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Expires: 1990-06-01
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Abstract

Abstract THE CHANGE IN POTENIAL DIFFERENCE, RESISTANCE OR CURRENT FLOW BETWEEN ELECTRODES IN AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL IS UTILIZED TO DETECT PRESSURE CHANGE, ABSOLUTE HYDROGEN PRESSURE AND PRESSURE OF OTHER GASES PRESENT IN HYDROGEN CARRIER GAS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHICH ARE REACTIVE WITH THE ELECTRODES. AT LEAST ONE OF THE ELETRODES IS FORMED OF A MATERIAL SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE TO HYDROGEN, PREFERABLY COMPRISING PALLADIUM. THE CELL MAY BE SIMULTANEOUSLY UTILIZED FOR SEPARATION AND REGENERATION OF HYDROGEN CARRIER GAS AND MAY BE CONVENIENTLY INTERGRATED AND COMBINED WITH A GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC COLUMN ON A SMALL SIZE CHIP CONTAINING RECESSES FOR THE CELL AND COLUMN COMPONENTS FORMED BY CONVENTIONAL ETCHINGMASKING TECHNIQUES. D R A W I N G

Inventors

  • 👤 James E Lovelock

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 11:04
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/26; G01N27/416; G01N27/49

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1975-10-31 1976-05-01 1976-10-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1979-10-31 1980-05-01 1980-10-31 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1983-10-31 1984-05-01 1984-10-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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