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Patent No.:

US 10267756 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 21, 2015

Dryness/wetness responsive sensor having first and second wires spaced 5 nm to less than 20 μm apart

Applicant:

National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, JP;

Inventors:

Jin Kawakita, Ibaraki, JP;

Tadashi Shinohara, Ibaraki, JP;

Toyohiro Chikyo, Ibaraki, JP;

Toshihide Nabatame, Ibaraki, JP;

Akihiko Ohi, Ibaraki, JP;

Tomoko Ohki, Ibaraki, JP;

Assignee:

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE, Ibaraki, JP;

Attorney:

Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Jay Patidar

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/04 (2006.01); G01N 17/04 (2006.01); G01N 27/12 (2006.01); G01N 27/22 (2006.01); G01N 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/048 (2013.01); G01N 17/04 (2013.01); G01N 27/045 (2013.01); G01N 27/121 (2013.01); G01N 27/223 (2013.01); G01N 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A dryness/wetness responsive sensor having decreased size, and improved sensitivity and responsiveness. The present invention comprises a thin wire of a first metal and a thin wire of a second metal, which is different from the first metal, wherein the thin wires run in juxtaposition with each other on an insulating substrate, and wherein the spacing between the first thin wire and the second thin wire is in the range of 5 nm or more and less than 20 μm.

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