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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2013
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Michael C. Palazzotto, Woodbury, MN (US);
Stefan H. Gryska, Woodbury, MN (US);
Justin Tungjunyatham, Roseville, MN (US);
Ryan D. Erickson, Roseville, MN (US);
Jaime B. Willoughby, Hugo, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A portable device includes an outer housing including an inlet port and a outer slot adapted to receive a vapor sensor card; an operating circuit disposed at least partially within the outer housing; a sensor holder at least partially disposed within the outer housing. The sensor holder includes: an inner housing including a gas intake chamber in downstream fluid communication with the inlet port. The gas intake chamber has a gas outlet in fluid communication with an inner slot retaining a sensor card socket for engaging the vapor sensor card. The sensor holder further comprises an electrical heater element, a fan, and a turbulent-flow-inducing member. The vapor sensor card comprises a sensor housing and a capacitive sensor element.