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US 12,281,977 · App. 17/802,306 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Gas measurement device having variable volume

Inventors: Yoshihisa Suzuki (Toyokawa, JP); Toshihiko Noda (Toyohashi, JP); Kazuaki Sawada (Toyohashi, JP)
Assignees: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.; National University Corporation TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
G01N15/1023G01N2015/1028G01N2015/1029
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Patent No.
US 12,281,977
App. No.
17/802,306
Granted
Apr 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The gas measurement device includes a gas sensor disposed in a gas chamber, a filter configured to control passing gas molecules to the gas chamber, and a driving unit configured to move at least a part of a member defining the gas chamber.

Claims (17)

1. A gas measurement device comprising:

a gas sensor disposed in a gas chamber;

a filter configured to control passing gas molecules to the gas chamber; and

a driving unit configured to move at least a part of a member defining the gas chamber,

wherein the member that defines the gas chamber includes:

an upper portion defining a top surface of the gas chamber and including the filter;

a bottom portion defining a bottom surface of the gas chamber and in which the gas sensor is disposed;

a side wall defining a side surface of the gas chamber and sandwiched between the upper portion and the bottom portion; and

a movable portion that defines a side surface of the gas chamber together with the side wall and is connected to the upper portion, the bottom portion, and the side wall, and

wherein the at least the part of a member that defines the gas chamber and is moved by the driving unit is the movable portion, and

wherein the driving unit moves the movable portion along the top surface, the bottom surface, and the side wall.

2. The gas measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the movable portion is in close contact with the gas sensor and the filter, and the driving unit moves the movable portion along the gas sensor and the filter.

3. The gas measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the member that defines the gas chamber includes a valve that is opened when a pressure of the gas chamber is higher than an external pressure and is closed when the pressure of the gas chamber is lower than the external pressure.

4. The gas measurement device according to claim 2 , wherein the member that defines the gas chamber includes a valve that is opened when a pressure of the gas chamber is higher than an external pressure and is closed when the pressure of the gas chamber is lower than the external pressure.

5. The gas measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the driving unit moves the movable portion to vary volume of the gas chamber.

6. The gas measurement device according to claim 2 , wherein the driving unit moves the movable portion to vary volume of the gas chamber.

7. The gas measurement device according to claim 3 , wherein the driving unit moves the movable portion to vary volume of the gas chamber.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2022
From: SUZUKI, YOSHIHISA; NODA, TOSHIHIKO; SAWADA, KAZUAKI
To: SINTOKOGIO, LTD.; NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 060899/0746 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-038068 · Mar 5, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230091525A1 · Mar 23, 2023
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