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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:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Boris N. Dolgov, Longmont, CO (US);
Donald K. Forsberg, Johnstown, CO (US);
Assignee:
Mocon, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/764 ; G01T 1/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/764 ; G01T 1/18 ;
Abstract
A sensor for detecting volatile organic compounds in ambient air by positioning a detection cell adjacent a gas discharge device to cause molecules of organic compounds to become ionized, and applying an electric field across the collection cell to attract ions and free electrons formed in the cell to develop a current, and amplifying the current magnitude so created.