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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:
Apr. 21, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 12, 2007
Applicants:

Christopher T. Holt, Columbus, OH (US);

Stephen R. Cummings, Columbus, OH (US);

Scott L. Swartz, Columbus, OH (US);

Lora B. Thrun, Columbus, OH (US);

Inventors:

Christopher T. Holt, Columbus, OH (US);

Stephen R. Cummings, Columbus, OH (US);

Scott L. Swartz, Columbus, OH (US);

Lora B. Thrun, Columbus, OH (US);

Assignee:

NexTech Materials, Ltd., Lewis Center, OH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/00 (2006.01); H01M 4/38 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/383 (2013.01); G01N 33/005 (2013.01); H01M 8/04216 (2013.01); Y02E 60/364 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract

A hydrogen sensitive composite sensing material based on cerium oxide with or without additives to enhance sensitivity to hydrogen, reduce cross-sensitivities to interfering gases, or lower the operating temperature of the sensor, and a device incorporating these hydrogen sensitive composite materials including a support, electrodes applied to the support, and a coating of hydrogen sensitive composite material applied over the electroded surface. The sensor may have in integral heater. The sensor may have a tubular geometry with the heater being inserted within the tube. A gas sensor device may include a support, electrodes applied to the support, and a dual sensor element to cancel unwanted effects on baseline resistance such as those resulting from atmospheric temperature changes. The hydrogen sensitive composite material or other gas sensitive materials may be used in the dual element gas sensor device.


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