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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:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Da Yu Wang, Troy, MI (US);
Kaius K. Polikarpus, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Walter T. Symons, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Frederick L. Kennard III, Holly, MI (US);
Ming-Cheng Wu, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/7407 ; B05D 5/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 2/7407 ; B05D 5/12 ;
Abstract
One embodiment of a method of fabricating a sensor element for an exhaust gas sensing device, comprises disposing an electrolyte in ionic communication with a sensing electrode and a reference electrode to form the sensor element. The sensing electrode comprises an activator comprising silica and an oxide of an element. The element is selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth elements, rare earth elements, and combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing elements.