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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2022
Applicant:
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Inventors:
Jon K. Evju, Shakopee, MN (US);
Robert L. Fillmore, Bloomington, MN (US);
Assignee:
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gas detector includes a membrane configured to define a sensing chamber of the gas detector; a strain sensor operatively connected to the membrane, the strain sensor configured for generating output signals related to strain in the membrane; and a controller operatively connected to the strain sensor, the controller configured to: determine a strain in the membrane based on the output signals; and determine a condition of the membrane based on the determined strain, wherein the determined condition indicates whether the membrane is blocked.