Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Sorensen

Thomas C. Sorensen 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).

  • Patent number: 5034725
    Abstract: Atmospheric concentrations of reducing gases are measured and indicated by a gas sensor whose conductivity varies in accordance with variations in the concentration of ambient reducing gases, a resistance in series with the gas sensor for establishing a reference voltage, a circuit interconnecting the resistance with a linearizing circuit including the non-inverting inputs of a plurality of voltage comparators and with the inverting input of a fault detecting comparator, an adjustable resistance of a magnitude substantially equal to the response of the sensor at its maximum value, a thermistor in parallel with a fixed resistance and in series with the adjustable resistance and with a voltage divider including a plurality of fixed resistors respectively connected with the inverting inputs of the plurality of voltage comparators together with a light emitting diode in series with the output of each voltage comparator, each light emitting diode indicating a concentration of an ambient reducing gas in terms of pa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1991
    Inventor: Thomas C. Sorensen