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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Ngk Insulators, Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Ryo Onishi, Iwakura, JP;
Kaoru Shibutani, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
NGK INSULATORS, LTD., Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/407 (2006.01); G01N 27/30 (2006.01); G01N 27/41 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/4077 (2013.01); G01N 27/304 (2013.01); G01N 27/41 (2013.01); G01N 33/0027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor element includes: an element body including an oxygen-ion-conductive solid electrolyte layer; and a protective layer that covers at least part of the element body and is a porous body having a plurality of pores thereinside. The standard deviation of the porosity of the protective layer is 2.3% or less.