Gas monitoring device and method
AssigneeDegesch America, Inc.
InventorBartek P. Drewnowski
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a gas monitoring device having a gas tight base unit containing a sensor. The base unit is detachably connected to an elongated hollow rod having a perforated tip end and a base unit connection end. The base unit comprises a sensor, a data processor, a telemetry unit, a battery with wireless charging and an internal on/off switch. The invention also relates to a method of monitoring the gas concentration within a fumigated commodity sample comprising inserting the tapered perforated end of a gas monitoring device into a commodity sample.
Claims18
A gas monitoring device comprising:
- a gas tight base unit containing a sensor, said base unit is detachably connected to an optional elongated hollow rod having a perforated tip end and a base unit connection end,
- a removable filter medium adjacent said sensor,
- wherein said base unit comprises said sensor, data processor, a telemetry unit, a battery with wireless charging and an internal on/off switch
- and wherein said telemetry unit transmits collected data via cellular data transfer mechanisms
- and wherein said internal on/off switch is activated magnetically.
A gas monitoring device according to embodiment 1, wherein said base end is 4 to 10 inches wide and 2 to 6 inches tall.
A gas monitoring device according to embodiment 1, wherein said housing unit is made of a shock absorbing plastic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.