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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2019
Applicant:

Infineon Technologies Ag, Neubiberg, DE;

Inventors:

Alfons Dehe, Reudlingen, DE;

Stefan Kolb, Unterschleissheim, DE;

Horst Theuss, Wenzenbach, DE;

Assignee:

Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/24 (2006.01); G01N 21/17 (2006.01); G01N 29/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 29/2425 (2013.01); G01N 21/1702 (2013.01); G01N 29/2418 (2013.01); G01N 29/30 (2013.01); G01N 2021/1704 (2013.01); G01N 2291/021 (2013.01);
Abstract

Photoacoustic gas sensor having a light pulse emitter, a microphone in a reference gas housing having a reference gas, and a sample gas housing to be filled with a gas to be analyzed. A wall separates the sample gas housing from the reference gas housing, and has a transparent region that is transparent to light within a frequency range of emitted light pulses. Remaining inner walls of the sample gas housing have a reflecting surface that reflect light pulses emitted by the emitter so that a portion of the light pulses not absorbed by the gas to be analyzed pass through the transparent region into the reference gas volume. The microphone generates a sensor signal indicating information on an acoustic wave caused by the light pulses interacting with the reference gas after crossing the gas to be analyzed.


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