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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Beth A. Jones, Hook, GB;
Paul Rennie, Bracknell, GB;
Robert Pallant, Slough, GB;
Paul D. Smith, Brighton, GB;
Inventors:
Beth A. Jones, Hook, GB;
Paul Rennie, Bracknell, GB;
Robert Pallant, Slough, GB;
Paul D. Smith, Brighton, GB;
Assignee:
Kidde Technologies, Inc., Wilson, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sensor apparatus includes a metal oxide semiconductor sensor and a housing having an internal chamber in which the sensor is disposed. The housing includes at least one window for the ingress of a gas into the internal chamber from an atmosphere exterior to the housing. A gas-selective barrier is disposed across the at least one window.