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Granted Patent B2
US 12,744,266 · App. 17/929,822 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Liquid detection sensor

Inventors: Masaki Takahashi (Saitama, JP); Masahiro Seshimo (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: FUJIKURA COMPOSITES INC
H01M12/02H01M12/06
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Patent No.
US 12,744,266
App. No.
17/929,822
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a liquid detection sensor which has the general purpose usability and can prevent the deterioration of a metal-air battery being an electric power source even when being installed for a long term, and in which the metal-air battery being an electric power source can exhibit an excellent electric power generation performance. The liquid detection sensor has the metal-air battery having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution-forming component positioned between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the electrolytic solution-forming component is enclosed in the inside of a resin-made bag; and a resin of the resin-made bag has dissolvability or dispersibility in a liquid being an object to be detected.

Claims (20)

1 . A liquid detection sensor, comprising a metal-air battery having:

a positive electrode,

a negative electrode,

a support member having voids and supporting the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the support member is arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode,

a plurality of resin-made bags, wherein each resin-made bag is introduced into an associated void of the support member, and a resin of each resin-made bag has dissolvability or dispersibility in a liquid being an object to be detected, and

a plurality of electrolytic solution-forming components, wherein each electrolytic solution-forming component is enclosed in the inside of an associated resin-made bag of the plurality of resin-made bags,

wherein each resin-made bag comprises:

an oil-soluble resin, or

a water-soluble resin composite comprising a polyvinyl alcohol-based polymer with at least one resin selected from a group of resins consisting of a polysaccharide and an acrylic resin.

2 . The liquid detection sensor according to claim 1 , wherein each resin-made bag is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

3 . The liquid detection sensor according to claim 1 , wherein each electrolytic solution-forming component comprises water, an alkaline metal salt, or an aqueous solution of an alkaline metal salt.

4 . The liquid detection sensor according to claim 1 , wherein an active material of the negative electrode comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), lithium (Li), calcium (Ca), and zinc (Zn).

5 . The liquid detection sensor according to claim 1 , having a notifying unit that receives electric power of the metal-air battery and notifies detection of a liquid.

6 . The liquid detection sensor according to claim 1 , having a notifying unit capable of wireless signal transmission of a detection signal of the metal-air battery to a signal receiving unit.

7 . The liquid detection sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid detection sensor is a water detection sensor.

8 . The liquid detection sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid detection sensor is an oil detection sensor.

9 . The liquid detection sensor according to claim 1 , wherein each resin-made bag comprises the water-soluble resin composite.

10 . The liquid detection sensor according to claim 1 , wherein each resin-made bag comprises the oil-soluble resin.

11 . The liquid detection sensor according to claim 1 , wherein each electrolytic solution-forming component enclosed in the inside of an associated resin-made bag comprises an alkaline metal salt or an aqueous solution of an alkaline metal salt.

12 . The liquid detection sensor according to claim 1 , wherein each resin-made bag comprises the water-soluble resin composite, which comprises a first layer including the polyvinyl alcohol-based polymer, and a second layer including the polysaccharide and/or acrylic resin.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Sep 5, 2025
From: FUJIKURA COMPOSITES INC
To: FUJIKURA COMPOSITES INC
Reel/Frame 072563/0099 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2022
From: TAKAHASHI, MASAKI; SESHIMO, MASAHIRO
To: FUJIKURA COMPOSITES INC.
Reel/Frame 061038/0338 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-073000 · Apr 15, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2021011017 · Mar 18, 2021
Related Publication 20230006285A1 · Jan 5, 2023
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