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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
John William Andberg, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Stephen Jerry Chaikin, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Agilent Technologies, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 2/900 ;
Abstract
An elongated sensor is provided for detecting the presence of a liquid in an electronics system. The sensor includes an elongated sensor element having a pair of adjacent electrical conductors, and a liquid permeable material that when dry electrically insulates the conductors, and when wet with a liquid at any point along the length of the conductors allows electric coupling of the conductors. The sensor also includes a detector operable to detect the presence of the liquid by sensing the electrical coupling of the conductors.