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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2014
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jessica Gullbrand, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Melissa A. Cowan, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Chytra Pawashe, Beaverton, OR (US);
Feras Eid, Chandler, AZ (US);
INTEL CORPORATION, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for using synthetic jet technology as an air delivery device for sensing applications. In particular, a synthetic jet device is used to deliver a controlled airflow or other fluidic flow to a sensor measurement area. Such a sensing system can be used to detect accurate concentration of target features present in the ambient surroundings, such as gases, particles, solutions, mixtures, and any other environmental features that can be sensed from a controlled airflow. An example application is air quality monitoring by using one or more synthetic jet devices to deliver a known or otherwise controlled airflow to a sensing area, thereby allowing for detection of harmful or otherwise unacceptable concentrations of particulate matter, gases, or air pollutants. In some embodiments, a synthetic jet device is operatively coupled with a sensor via a flow channel in a common housing, so as to provide a controlled flow sensing system.