Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vapor sensor suitable for detecting alcoholic residue at a skin site
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Application No.: US14915692Application Date: 2014-09-12
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Publication No.: US10041920B2Publication Date: 2018-08-07
- Inventor: Myungchan Kang , Michael C. Palazzotto , Stefan H. Gryska , Robert A. Asmus , Melvin Y. Wong
- Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agent Yufeng Dong
- International Application: PCT/US2014/055431 WO 20140912
- International Announcement: WO2015/047750 WO 20150402
- Main IPC: G01N33/00
- IPC: G01N33/00 ; A61B5/145 ; A61B5/1477 ; G01D11/24 ; A61B10/00 ; A61B5/00 ; G01N33/497

Abstract:
A vapor sensor comprises a housing with an inlet opening in fluid communication with a sensor element within the housing. Standoff member(s) are positioned to maintain a gap between the inlet opening and a skin site. An operating circuit is in electrical communication with the sensor element and communicatively coupled to an output member. In use, the output member generates a sensory output indicative to an operator regarding concentration of alcoholic vapor in the ambient atmosphere proximate the skin site upon receiving communication from the operating circuit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160231299A1 VAPOR SENSOR SUITABLE FOR DETECTING ALCOHOLIC RESIDUE AT A SKIN SITE Public/Granted day:2016-08-11
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