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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182665 | Sensor element for gas sensors and method for operating same A sensor element is provided for gas sensors, in particular to determine particles in gas mixtures, the sensor element including at least one electrochemical measuring element exposed to the gas mixture to be determined, and at least one temperature-measuring elemen... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8163148 | Gas sensor element A gas sensor element including: a sensor layer in which at least one pair of electrodes are provided in a solid electrolyte for measuring an electromotive force based on a difference in an oxygen concentration between atmospheres; and a heater layer which includes a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8133370 | Gas sensor A gas sensor for sensing the gas concentration in a measured gas mixture, particularly of a nitrogen compound, having a solid electrolyte which connects a first and a second electrode in an ion-conducting manner, the first electrode having a high activity with respe... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123923 | Film-type solid polymer ionomer sensor and sensor cell A miniaturized gas sensor including film type electrodes, and a solid ionomer electrolyte, for the detection of toxic gases, i.e., carbon monoxide, and other oxidizable or reducible gases and vapors is described. The all-solid planar sensor cell has two or more film... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118985 | Gas sensor A gas sensor (200) has a gas sensor element (10) including a first measurement chamber (16); a first pumping cell (11) having a first interior pump electrode (11c) and its counterpart electrode (11b); a second ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8105470 | Sensor A sensor (1) including a plate-shaped sensor element (21) extending in a front-rear direction and having at least 3 electrode terminals (25) provided on at least one side surface (24) of the sensor element at intervals in a lateral direct... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097139 | Sensor element, gas sensor, and method of manufacturing the sensor element A sensor element having a plate-like shape and extending in a longitudinal direction and having a chamfered portion at an edge between a main surface and a rear-end surface or between a main surface and a side surface of the sensor element. The sensor element includ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8088264 | Gas sensor element and gas sensor A gas sensor element for detecting a specific gas component contained in a gas to be measured includes: a solid electrolyte layer; a first electrode disposed on the solid electrolyte layer; a second electrode disposed on the solid electrolyte layer; and a porous lay... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8052854 | Carbon dioxide gas sensors and method of manufacturing and using same A gas sensor includes a substrate and a pair of interdigitated metal electrodes selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Au, Ir, Ag, Ru, Rh, In, and Os. The electrodes each include an upper surface. A first solid electrolyte resides between the interdigitated e... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8012324 | Sensor element, method of manufacturing a sensor element, and gas sensor A sensor element including: a first solid electrolyte layer as defined herein; and a second solid electrolyte layer as defined herein, wherein the first solid electrolyte layer includes a first inner insulating layer, a first outer insulating layer, a first inner co... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7951277 | Gas sensor and method for manufacturing the same A prismatic multilayer gas sensor element and method of making the same, the prismatic multilayer gas sensor element (1) having a substantially rectangular cross section, and including a gas-sensing cell portion (2) formed at a distal end portion of th... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7938944 | Gas concentration measurement apparatus A first cell having an electrolyte and a pair of electrodes on the surface of the electrolyte with one of the electrodes facing a gas chamber causes, upon receipt of an applied voltage, a current to flow in accordance with the amount of oxygen discharge while discha... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7887684 | Lamination-type gas sensor element and gas sensor A gas sensor element having an element body, the element body including: a ceramic heater having ceramic layers and a heater element embedded in the ceramic layers; and a solid electrolyte layer including a detection section covered by a pair of electrodes, the soli... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887685 | Multilayer gas sensor having dual heating zones A gas sensor for detecting NOX is provided. The gas sensor may have a plurality of substrate members, a first sensing electrode, and a second sensing electrode. The gas sensor may also have a first heater element associated with the first sensing electrod... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7824531 | Multilayered air-fuel ratio sensor A multilayered air-fuel ratio sensor consists of a plurality of substrate layers. At least one heterogeneous boundary layer is interposed between the plurality of substrate layers. The heterogeneous boundary layer has a thickness in a range of 10 to 100 μm. The het... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7811434 | Gas sensor A gas sensor including a gas detecting element extending in a longitudinal direction and in which a plurality of ceramic layers are stacked, and wherein a detecting portion is provided at a leading end side of the gas detecting element, the gas detecting element inc... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7722749 | Gas sensor and method for forming same A sensor including a species selective electrode and a reference electrode having an electrolyte layer disposed therebetween; a reference gas channel in fluid communication with the reference electrode; a heater and a temperature sensor; wherein the species selectiv... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7704358 | Oxygen sensor An oxygen sensor includes a base body portion; and a plurality of function layers laminated on a surface of the base body portion. The function layers includes a solid electrolyte layer adapted to conduct oxygen ions; a reference electrode layer located on a base bo... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7628900 | Sensor element A sensor element having a layer configuration, for detecting a physical property of a gas, in particular for detecting the concentration of a gas component in an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine. The sensor element has a measuring device, used to detect ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7611612 | Multilayer ceramic NOgas sensor device A mixed potential NOx sensor apparatus for measuring the total NOx concentration in a gas stream is disclosed. The NOx sensing apparatus comprises a multilayer ceramic structure with electrodes for sensing both oxygen and NOx | 11/03/2009 |
| 7611613 | High temperature total NO sensor A total NOx sensor with minimal interferences from CO and O2 includes a yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) pellet and a Pt-loaded zeolite Y layer. Furthermore, three platinum wires are attached to the YSZ surface which operate as the working, cou... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7578914 | Gas concentration measuring apparatus designed to compensate for output error A gas concentration measuring apparatus for use in air-fuel ratio control of motor vehicle engines is provided which is designed to determine the concentrations of oxygen at different resolutions within a wide and a narrow range using a first and a second sensor sig... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7527718 | Method of treating gas sensor element A method of treating a gas sensor element for improving measurement characteristics thereof, including: heating the gas sensor element at a temperature of 600-1000° C. for 3-24 hours in a treatment atmosphere in which an oxygen concentration is regulated to be not ... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7438791 | Concentration detector A concentration detector comprises oxygen-forming means for forming oxygen by decomposing the particular component in the gas, first output means for producing an output value proportional to the oxygen concentration in the gas of before oxygen is formed by the oxyg... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434448 | Sensor A sensor for determining a physical property such as the concentration of a gas component or the temperature of a measuring gas, e.g., the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines, has a sensor element which is secured in a housing and is surrounded at an end sect... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416651 | Gas sensor There is provided a gas sensor for measuring the concentration of a specific gas component in a gas under measurement, including a gas diffusion rate limiting portion, a measurement chamber communicating with an atmosphere of the gas under measurement through the ga... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407567 | Gas sensor element and gas sensor A gas sensor element including: a solid electrolyte layer having a first surface and a second surface; a first electrode formed on the first surface of the solid electrolyte layer; a second electrode formed on the second surface of the solid electrolyte layer; and a... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404880 | Sensor element A layered sensor element used in a gas measuring sensor for measuring a physical property of a measuring gas, preferably for determining the temperature of the measuring gas or the concentration of a component of the measuring gas. The sensor element contains a wave... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404881 | Gas sensor A gas sensor is described for detecting a physical property of a measuring gas, including detecting the oxygen concentration in the measuring gas. The gas sensor includes a sensor element having a diffusion barrier, which is arranged between a first solid electrolyt... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404882 | Film-type solid polymer ionomer sensor and sensor cell A miniaturized gas sensor including film type electrodes, and a solid ionomer electrolyte, for the detection of toxic gases, i.e., carbon monoxide, and other oxidizable or reducible gases and vapors is described. The all-solid planar sensor cell has two or more film... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7377149 | Sensor A measurement sensor for determining a physical property of a measurement gas, e.g., the concentration of a gas component or the temperature of a measurement gas, in particular of the exhaust gas of internal combustion engines, has a housing and a sensor element acc... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367217 | Sensor device for detection of dissolved hydrocarbon gases in oil filled high-voltage electrical equipment A multi-gas sensor device for the detection of dissolved hydrocarbon gases in oil-filled electrical equipment. The device comprising a semiconductor substrate, one or more catalytic metal gate-electrodes deposited on the surface of the semiconductor substrate operab... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361258 | Sensor element and gas sensor A flat limiting-current sensor 10 includes a solid electrolyte substrate 22, a negative electrode 34a and a positive electrode 32a. The negative and positive electrodes 34a and 32a, respectively, ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358210 | Ceramic body and ceramic catalyst body A ceramic body that can support a required amount of catalyst component, without lowering the characteristics such as strength, manufactured without forming a coating layer and providing a high performance ceramic catalyst body that is excellent in practical utility... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353084 | Generator controller A generator controller, in its various embodiments, displays genset fault messages, a genset elapsed time hour meter, service countdown reminder, monitors battery voltage changes over multiple periods of time to establish and display the “battery level,” uses th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341650 | Method of manufacturing sensor and sensor In a method of manufacturing a sensor, firstly, a plate-type detection element is inserted through an element-insertion through-hole of a first powder-compacted ring. Secondly, a flange section including at least the first powder-compacted ring is integrally assembl... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335287 | Solid electrolyte sensor for monitoring the concentration of an element in a fluid particularly molten metal The present invention relates to an electrochemical sensor for determining the concentration of a group IA metal in a fluid such as molten metal. The sensor comprises a substantially pure quantity of the group 1A metal as a reference electrode (13) contained ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329844 | Prismatic ceramic heater for heating gas sensor element, prismatic gas sensor element in multilayered structure including the prismatic ceramic heater, and method for manufacturing the prismatic ceramic heater and prismatic gas sensor element A prismatic ceramic heater for heating a gas sensor element includes a heating resistor embedded in ceramic, and has a substantially rectangular cross section. At least part of a longitudinally extending edge portion of the prismatic ceramic heater is located in the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320746 | Concentration detector A concentration detector for detecting the concentration of a particular component in a gas based upon the amount of oxygen formed by the decomposition of the particular component, comprising oxygen-forming means for forming oxygen by decomposing the above particula... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316767 | Gas sensing element Provided is a multilayer gas sensing element having a high measurement accuracy and less susceptible to a leakage current. The element comprises an oxygen pump cell for adjusting an oxygen concentration in a measured gas chamber, a sensor cell for detecting a specif... | 01/08/2008 |
