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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011

Filed:

Jan. 23, 2008
Applicants:

Yasuhiro Fujita, Hokkaido, JP;

Yoshinori Kawaharazaki, Hokkaido, JP;

Yasushi Owaki, Hokkaido, JP;

Yoshihiko Hayashi, Hokkaido, JP;

Takashi Iwamoto, Hokkaido, JP;

Inventors:

Yasuhiro Fujita, Hokkaido, JP;

Yoshinori Kawaharazaki, Hokkaido, JP;

Yasushi Owaki, Hokkaido, JP;

Yoshihiko Hayashi, Hokkaido, JP;

Takashi Iwamoto, Hokkaido, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In the hydrogen remaining sensor of the present invention, the hydrogen remaining sensor is arranged in a space in which the hydrogen is absorbed/released by the main hydrogen storage alloy, and is equipped with the vessel-like sensor main body in which the sensor hydrogen storage alloy is filled and through which the hydrogen is moved. Also, the easy-to-deform portion in which the strain is caused easily due to the hydrogen absorption/release of the sensor hydrogen storage alloy is provided to a part of the sensor main body, and the strain gauge for measuring the strain of the easy-to-deform portion is provided. As a result, according to the hydrogen remaining sensor of the present invention can contribute to sense precisely a remaining amount of hydrogen in the main hydrogen storage alloy.


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