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Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2010
Applicants:

David Wall, Wellesley, MA (US);

J. Daniel Geist, Boxborough, MA (US);

Stephen M. Elliott, Longmont, CO (US);

Inventors:

David Wall, Wellesley, MA (US);

J. Daniel Geist, Boxborough, MA (US);

Stephen M. Elliott, Longmont, CO (US);

Assignee:

Agilent Technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A trace gas sensing apparatus includes a cathode, an anode, a vacuum enclosure, and a membrane. The anode coaxially surrounds the cathode, wherein the cathode and the anode define an annular ionization chamber. The vacuum enclosure surrounds the cathode and the anode and includes a gas inlet fluidly communicating with the ionization chamber. The membrane is coupled to the gas inlet in a sealed manner and is permselective to trace gas. The apparatus may further include circuitry for applying a negative voltage potential to the cathode and for measuring an ion current signal generated by the cathode, and a magnet assembly for generating a magnetic field in the ionization chamber. The cathode may include an elongated member located along a longitudinal axis, and first and second end plates orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Wall, David. (2013). Trace gas sensing apparatus and methods for leak detection (U.S. Patent No. 8453493). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8453493

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