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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Msa Technology, Llc, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jerin Miller, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Ryan Alan Sherry, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Robert Kevin Sexton, Butler, PA (US);
Robert Eric Uber, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
MSA Technology, LLC, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/04 (2006.01); G01N 29/11 (2006.01); G01N 29/07 (2006.01); G01N 29/34 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/04 (2013.01); G01N 29/075 (2013.01); G01N 29/11 (2013.01); G01N 29/348 (2013.01); G01N 33/007 (2013.01); G01N 21/1702 (2013.01); G01N 2291/0289 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of detecting at least a partial blockage in a porous member separating an inner chamber of a device having a gas sensor responsive to an analyte positioned within the inner chamber and an ambient environment includes emitting pressure waves within the inner chamber and measuring a response via a sensor responsive to pressure waves positioned within the inner chamber.