Patents by Inventor Norma J. Hykaway

Norma J. Hykaway has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Bismuth molybdate gas sensor
    Patent number: 5082789
    Abstract: A bismuth molybdate gas sensor which provides stable sensitivity to gases such as alcohol, ketones, alkenes, and long chain alkanes is disclosed. Sensors comprising a mixture of the Bi.sub.2 Mo.sub.3 O.sub.12 and Bi.sub.2 MoO.sub.6 phases of bismuth molybdate; or, bismuth iron molybdate are particularly effective. The bismuth molybdate mixture; or, the bismuth iron molybdate may be deposited as a thin film on a substrate or may take the form of a sintered powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1992
    Assignee: Simon Fraser University
    Inventors: Stanley R. Morrison, Norma J. Hykaway, William M. Sears, Robert F. Frindt