Patents by Inventor Terence Nicholas Moran

Terence Nicholas Moran 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).

  • Apparatus and method of regenerating electrochemical gas sensors
    Patent number: 9322801
    Abstract: A method of improving performance of electrochemical gas sensors includes cycling potentials applied to one or more of the electrodes of the respective sensor(s) to improve performance of a different electrode. In a process for treating a reference electrode, potentials can be applied to working and, or counter electrodes so as to modify the environment in the vicinity of the reference electrode. An apparatus can carry out the method automatically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Francis Edwin Pratt, Terence Nicholas Moran, Martin Jonathan Kelly, John Chapples
  • Carbon monoxide sensor with reduced hydrogen cross sensitivity
    Patent number: 8771489
    Abstract: A gas sensor in one form comprises a housing including a base and a top defining an interior space. The housing includes a gas entry hole and first and second electrical terminals. First and second electrodes in the housing interior space each comprise a membrane having a layer of platinum black catalyst on one side. The second electrode includes a lower amount of platinum black catalyst than the first electrode. A separator is placed between the first and second electrodes. Current collectors electrically connect the first and second electrodes to the respective first and second electrical terminals whereby sensor current represents concentration of gas while minimizing cross sensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Xiao, Terence Nicholas Moran
  • Carbon Monoxide Sensor with Reduced Hydrogen Cross Sensitivity
    Publication number: 20130168244
    Abstract: A gas sensor in one form comprises a housing including a base and a top defining an interior space. The housing includes a gas entry hole and first and second electrical terminals. First and second electrodes in the housing interior space each comprise a membrane having a layer of platinum black catalyst on one side. The second electrode includes a lower amount of platinum black catalyst than the first electrode. A separator is placed between the first and second electrodes. Current collectors electrically connect the first and second electrodes to the respective first and second electrical terminals whereby sensor current represents concentration of gas while minimizing cross sensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Lei Xiao, Terence Nicholas Moran
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD OF REGENERATING ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS SENSORS
    Publication number: 20100288652
    Abstract: A method of improving performance of electrochemical gas sensors includes cycling potentials applied to one or more of the electrodes of the respective sensor(s) to improve performance of a different electrode. In a process for treating a reference electrode, potentials can be applied to working and, or counter electrodes so as to modify the environment in the vicinity of the reference electrode. An apparatus can carry out the method automatically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2010
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: Life Safety Distribution AG
    Inventors: Keith Francis Edwin Pratt, Terence Nicholas Moran, Martin Jonathan Kelly, John Chapples