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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ted H Gourley, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Thomas P Maxwell, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Thomas G Hacker, Anaheim, CA (US);
William W Miller, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Masao Yafuso, El Toro, CA (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 8207 ; 128642 ; 156296 ; 25022714 ; 350 9629 ; 356 39 ; 422 8206 ; 427-2 ; 436 68 ; 436165 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for sensing the concentration of a component such as oxygen in a medium such as blood. The apparatus includes an elongated signal transmitter and a sensing element at one end thereof. A substantially rigid sleeve is secured around such end to provide a pocket for the sensing element.