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- Patent Title: Sensor arrangement and method for sensing an amount or a concentration of a target fluid in a medium with the sensor arrangement
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Application No.: US17078184Application Date: 2020-10-23
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Publication No.: US11624741B2Publication Date: 2023-04-11
- Inventor: Martin Richter , Lorenz Grünerbel , Sebastian Kibler , Agnes Bußmann , Yuecel Congar , Henry Leistner
- Applicant: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
- Applicant Address: DE Munich
- Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
- Current Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
- Current Assignee Address: DE Munich
- Agency: McClure, Qualey & Rodack, LLP
- Priority: DE102020207231.0 20200609
- Main IPC: G01N33/00
- IPC: G01N33/00

Abstract:
According to an embodiment, a sensor arrangement comprises a first micropump, e.g. a microfluidic or peristaltic pump, having a normally closed (NC) safety valve, e.g. at the micropump output, a second micropump, e.g. microfluidic or peristaltic pump, having a normally closed (NC) safety valve, e.g. at the micropump output, and a sensor having a sensor chamber, e.g. a sensor cavity or sensor volume, with a sensor element, e.g. an active sensitive region or layer, in the sensor chamber, wherein the sensor is configured to provide a sensor output signal based on a condition of the fluid, e.g. a gas or liquid, in the sensor chamber. The sensor chamber of the sensor is fluidically coupled between the first and second micropump, and the first and second micropump are configured to provide a defined operation mode of the sensor arrangement based on the respective activation or operation condition of the first and second micropump for providing (1.) a defined negative fluid pressure in the sensor chamber, (2.) a defined positive fluid pressure in the sensor chamber or (3.) a defined fluid flow, e.g. fluid throughput, through the sensor chamber.
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