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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Shabnam Virji, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Richard B. Kaner, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Bruce H. Weiller, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shabnam Virji, Yorba Linda, CA (US);
Richard B. Kaner, Pacific Palisades, CA (US);
Bruce H. Weiller, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Assignees:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/12 (2006.01); B82Y 15/00 (2011.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/127 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01); G01N 27/126 (2013.01); G01N 33/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for sensing hydrogen includes the use of a transduction device with a sensing layer, and means for measuring a mass and/or conductivity change caused by an interaction of a gas with the sensing layer to provide a measure of an amount of hydrogen in the gas. The sensing layer includes polyaniline nanofiber material.