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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Darryl Cotton, St Ives, GB;
Adam Robinson, Cambridge, GB;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/84 (2006.01); G01N 21/63 (2006.01); G01N 21/75 (2006.01); G01N 27/403 (2006.01); G01N 27/327 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G01N 21/78 (2006.01); G01N 21/25 (2006.01); G01N 27/414 (2006.01); B01L 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/77 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/78 (2013.01); G01N 21/8483 (2013.01); G01N 27/327 (2013.01); G01N 27/403 (2013.01); G01R 31/2829 (2013.01); B01L 3/502715 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0645 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0816 (2013.01); G01N 21/255 (2013.01); G01N 27/3272 (2013.01); G01N 27/4145 (2013.01); G01N 2021/7783 (2013.01); G01N 2021/7786 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method, the apparatus comprising: an information electrode; a ground electrode; a photo-resistive element configured to enable the information electrode to be connected to the ground electrode; and wherein the apparatus is configured to enable a sensor element to be positioned overlaying the photo-resistive element such that a change in optical properties of the sensor element controls the connection between the ground and information electrodes.