US3838971A - Electrolytic alcohol detection - Google Patents
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- US3838971A US3838971A US00357155A US35715573A US3838971A US 3838971 A US3838971 A US 3838971A US 00357155 A US00357155 A US 00357155A US 35715573 A US35715573 A US 35715573A US 3838971 A US3838971 A US 3838971A
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- G01N27/26—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating electrochemical variables; by using electrolysis or electrophoresis
- G01N27/403—Cells and electrode assemblies
- G01N27/404—Cells with anode, cathode and cell electrolyte on the same side of a permeable membrane which separates them from the sample fluid, e.g. Clark-type oxygen sensors
- G01N27/4045—Cells with anode, cathode and cell electrolyte on the same side of a permeable membrane which separates them from the sample fluid, e.g. Clark-type oxygen sensors for gases other than oxygen
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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- G01N33/48—Biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Haemocytometers
- G01N33/483—Physical analysis of biological material
- G01N33/497—Physical analysis of biological material of gaseous biological material, e.g. breath
- G01N33/4972—Determining alcohol content
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- Y10S436/00—Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y10T436/00—Chemistry: analytical and immunological testing
- Y10T436/20—Oxygen containing
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- Y10T436/204165—Ethanol
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US00357155A US3838971A (en) | 1973-05-04 | 1973-05-04 | Electrolytic alcohol detection |
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US00357155A US3838971A (en) | 1973-05-04 | 1973-05-04 | Electrolytic alcohol detection |
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Cited By (6)
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US4607719A (en) * | 1983-12-21 | 1986-08-26 | Drummond And Relph Limited | Alcohol detection device |
DE3815131C1 (en) * | 1988-05-04 | 1989-06-22 | Draegerwerk Ag, 2400 Luebeck, De | |
FR2636431A1 (en) * | 1988-05-04 | 1990-03-16 | Draegerwerk Ag | Device for measuring gas components, in the vapour state or the aerosol state of a gas to be measured |
US5194814A (en) * | 1991-05-22 | 1993-03-16 | Tremetrics, Inc. | Electrolytic conductivity detector |
US5944661A (en) * | 1997-04-16 | 1999-08-31 | Giner, Inc. | Potential and diffusion controlled solid electrolyte sensor for continuous measurement of very low levels of transdermal alcohol |
US20090048786A1 (en) * | 2007-08-15 | 2009-02-19 | Hanna Instruments, Inc. | Method for Alcohol Content Determination |
Citations (5)
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US3600134A (en) * | 1968-04-11 | 1971-08-17 | Corning Glass Works | Method for the determination of alcohol and other oxidizable organic compounds in respired air and body fluids |
US3613665A (en) * | 1969-08-08 | 1971-10-19 | Reynolds G Gorsuch | Sampling means for exhaled air |
US3622278A (en) * | 1969-04-21 | 1971-11-23 | Hittman Associates Inc | Method and means for breath analysis |
US3764270A (en) * | 1971-04-23 | 1973-10-09 | Borg Warner | Breath testing system |
US3785774A (en) * | 1971-06-18 | 1974-01-15 | Borg Warner | Breath testing system with breath temperature sensor |
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US3600134A (en) * | 1968-04-11 | 1971-08-17 | Corning Glass Works | Method for the determination of alcohol and other oxidizable organic compounds in respired air and body fluids |
US3622278A (en) * | 1969-04-21 | 1971-11-23 | Hittman Associates Inc | Method and means for breath analysis |
US3613665A (en) * | 1969-08-08 | 1971-10-19 | Reynolds G Gorsuch | Sampling means for exhaled air |
US3764270A (en) * | 1971-04-23 | 1973-10-09 | Borg Warner | Breath testing system |
US3785774A (en) * | 1971-06-18 | 1974-01-15 | Borg Warner | Breath testing system with breath temperature sensor |
Cited By (9)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4607719A (en) * | 1983-12-21 | 1986-08-26 | Drummond And Relph Limited | Alcohol detection device |
DE3815131C1 (en) * | 1988-05-04 | 1989-06-22 | Draegerwerk Ag, 2400 Luebeck, De | |
FR2631122A1 (en) * | 1988-05-04 | 1989-11-10 | Draegerwerk Ag | DEVICE FOR MEASURING GAS COMPONENTS IN THE STEAM OR AEROSOL CONDITION OF A GAS TO BE MEASURED |
FR2636431A1 (en) * | 1988-05-04 | 1990-03-16 | Draegerwerk Ag | Device for measuring gas components, in the vapour state or the aerosol state of a gas to be measured |
US4992738A (en) * | 1988-05-04 | 1991-02-12 | Dragerwerk Aktiengesellschaft | Device for the measuring of gas, vapor or aerosol fractions of a measured gas |
US5194814A (en) * | 1991-05-22 | 1993-03-16 | Tremetrics, Inc. | Electrolytic conductivity detector |
US5944661A (en) * | 1997-04-16 | 1999-08-31 | Giner, Inc. | Potential and diffusion controlled solid electrolyte sensor for continuous measurement of very low levels of transdermal alcohol |
US20090048786A1 (en) * | 2007-08-15 | 2009-02-19 | Hanna Instruments, Inc. | Method for Alcohol Content Determination |
US7977099B2 (en) | 2007-08-15 | 2011-07-12 | Hanna Instruments, Inc. | Method for alcohol content determination |
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Owner name: 677491 ONTARIO, LTD., 1765 SHAWSON DRIVE, MISSISSA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:ALCOHOL COUNTERMEASURE SYSTEMS INC.;REEL/FRAME:004611/0156 Effective date: 19860815 Owner name: 677491 ONTARIO, LTD., 1765 SHAWSON DRIVE, MISSISSA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ALCOHOL COUNTERMEASURE SYSTEMS INC.;REEL/FRAME:004611/0156 Effective date: 19860815 |
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Owner name: ALCOHOL COUNTERMEASURE SYSTEMS CORP. Free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:677491 ONTARIO, LTD.;REEL/FRAME:004701/0946 Effective date: 19861209 Owner name: ALCOHOL COUNTERMEASURE SYSTEMS CORP.,STATELESS Free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:677491 ONTARIO, LTD.;REEL/FRAME:004701/0946 Effective date: 19861209 |