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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2004
Applicants:
John Carl Steichen, Landenberg, PA (US);
Harry Edwards Betsill, Parkton, MD (US);
Inventors:
John Carl Steichen, Landenberg, PA (US);
Harry Edwards Betsill, Parkton, MD (US);
Assignee:
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 30/96 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a device and method for converting the resistances of an array of metal oxide sensors into digital signals, wherein the sensors respond to the concentration of gases surrounding the sensor array. The device includes an electronic excitation device that provides an excitation voltage to the sensors; analog-to-digital signal conversion devices that convert the resistances of the sensors to digital signals; and means for calculating gas concentrations from the digital signals.