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US 2015/0177206 A1Published application
Gas sensor comprising flameproof barrier
OwnerPaul Basham, Roger Huttoninventors
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Abstract
A flameproof barrier for use in a gas sensor or gas detector, the flameproof barrier comprising: a porous element through which gas passes, wherein the porous element is coated with a layer, the material of the layer chosen so as to promote gas transport through the porous element of the flameproof barrier and to limit corrosion and to remain unblocked from environmental contaminants.
Claims19
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A gas sensor having a flameproof barrier, the flameproof barrier comprising:
- a porous element through which gas passes, wherein the porous element is coated with a protective layer, the protective layer configured to promote gas transport through the porous element.
A gas detector comprising:
- a gas sensor;
- a flameproof barrier disposed on the gas sensor, the flameproof barrier including a porous element through which gas passes, wherein the porous element is coated with a hydrophobic protective layer configured to promote gas transport through the porous element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.