Electro-optical sensing device with reference channel
CA 2445127 C · Owner: Colvin, Arthur E. · Inventors: Colvin, Arthur E.; Lynn, Robert W.
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An electro-optical sensing device for detecting the presence and concentration of an analyte in a liquid or gaseous medium includes a pair of indicator elements positioned to receive radiation from a radiation source and transmit radiation to a pair of photosensitive elements. The indicator elements each contain indicator molecules having an optical characteristic responsive to the presence of an analyte; however, one of the indicator elements is covered by an analyte-impermeable chamber that renders the indicator element insensitive to the presence of the analyte in the medium outside the chamber so that it can be used as a reference to cancel environmental and systemic variables …
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- Filed May 3, 2002 and granted December 13, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 3, 2022.
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