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US3950980A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Vapor sampling device

Assignee: 3M Co
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Filing: 1974-03-27
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Granted: 1976-04-20
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Expires: 1994-03-27
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Abstract

Abstract A device for measuring the presence or time-average amounts of at least one selected gas in a mixture thereof which comprises an enclosure having therewithin at least one substance which interacts with the gas to be monitored. Attenuating means associated with the enclosure regulate gas movement within said enclosure to insure that an essentially placid layer of gas exists between the attenuating means and the reactive substance insuring that the amount of selected gas available to react with the interactive substance is basically a function of the concentration of the gas or gases being measured and its diffusion through the placid layer. The amount of selected gas measured is substantially independent of the velocity and impinging angle of the gas mixture at the interface of the enclosure with the ambient gas mixture. The device is capable of controlling mass uptake and response time without losing velocity and angle independence. The control of mass uptake can be accomplished independent of the concentration of detectable gas.

Inventors

  • 👤 David L. Braun
  • 👤 John A. Trine

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 07:51
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N7/00; G01N7/10; G01N27/00; G01N27/02; G01N27/04; G01N27/12; G01N33/00; G01N33/0004; G01N33/0009; G01N33/0011

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 189 words
Device useful for measuring the amounts of at least one selected vapor in an ambient gas mixture, comprising: a flat substrate having a shallow cavity therein; a flat, elongated detector layer capable of interacting with the vapor to be measured contained within, coextensive with and in contact with the bottom of said cavity; multiple flat, porous gas-flow attenuating layers superimposed on, and overlying each other, said cavity and said detector layer and being substantially coextensive with said substrate, at least one of said gas-flow attenuating layers being spaced a short distance apart from and parallel to said detector layer or from another one of said gas-flow attenuating layers so as to form layers of substantially placid gas between all of the layers of said device, whereby the effect of turbulence, velocity of movement or other disturbance in the ambient gas mixture is minimized and the amount of vapor to be measured is caused to be a function of diffusion through the said thin layer of placid gas and is substantially independent of velocity of the ambient gas mixture at the interface between the device and the ambient gas mixture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 189 words
Device useful for measuring the amounts of at least one selected vapor in an ambient gas mixture, comprising: a flat substrate having a shallow cavity therein; a flat, elongated detector layer capable of interacting with the vapor to be measured contained within, coextensive with and in contact with the bottom of said cavity; multiple flat, porous gas-flow attenuating layers superimposed on, and overlying each other, said cavity and said detector layer and being substantially coextensive with said substrate, at least one of said gas-flow attenuating layers being spaced a short distance apart from and parallel to said detector layer or from another one of said gas-flow attenuating layers so as to form layers of substantially placid gas between all of the layers of said device, whereby the effect of turbulence, velocity of movement or other disturbance in the ambient gas mixture is minimized and the amount of vapor to be measured is caused to be a function of diffusion through the said thin layer of placid gas and is substantially independent of velocity of the ambient gas mixture at the interface between the device and the ambient gas mixture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 26 words
Device according to claim 1 wherein the detecting layer is selected from the group consisting of activated charcoal, gold, palladium (II) chloride and anhydrous calcium sulfate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 39 words
Device according to claim 1 wherein the gas flow attenuating layers are selected from the group consisting of porous glass frits, fine wire screens, woven or microporous polymeric films, porous plates of particulate material, nonwoven batting and combinations thereof.

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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) 1979-04-20 1979-10-20 1980-04-20 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1983-04-20 1983-10-20 1984-04-20 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1987-04-20 1987-10-20 1988-04-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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