Insulated core electrode for pH sensor
First Claim
1. An indicator electrode assembly for sensing an electrochemical condition of a sample, the assembly comprising:
- a core of material that is chemically inert to the sample, a sensing portion comprising a coating of an electrochemically sensitive material placed on the core, a conductor electrically connected to the coating, and a body of an electrical insulating, electrochemically inert deformable material partially enveloping the core and the coating and having an opening of size to permit at least a portion of the sensing portion to be exposed by the body.
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Abstract
A pH sensor has a core of an electrochemically inert insulating or semi-conductive material, and is coated with an electrically conductive, electrochemically sensitive coating. The preferred core is insulating and made of alumina, with a thin coating of iridium oxide deposited over at least a portion of the outer surface of the core. The coating is carried to a surface remote from the sensing surface and is used for making electrically conductive connections that lead to remote circuitry. The core is made in a form that can be supported and held in an insulating, electrochemically inert, deformable material that is sealed around the outer surface of the coating on the core to prevent leakage of chemicals being sensed. The body also permits sealing quite easily onto access ports on which the sensor housing is mounted. Various connections to the electrode coating can be made quite easily to provide for a unique sensor assembly.
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35 Claims
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1. An indicator electrode assembly for sensing an electrochemical condition of a sample, the assembly comprising:
- a core of material that is chemically inert to the sample, a sensing portion comprising a coating of an electrochemically sensitive material placed on the core, a conductor electrically connected to the coating, and a body of an electrical insulating, electrochemically inert deformable material partially enveloping the core and the coating and having an opening of size to permit at least a portion of the sensing portion to be exposed by the body.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electrode assembly for indicating a condition of a sample comprising:
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a core member having at least a portion thereof forming a part spherical surface; a sensing portion on said part spherical surface having an exterior part spherical surface, the sensing portion comprising a coating of a selected material for sensing a condition of the sample; a conductor electrically connected to the coating; a sealing body engaging a portion of the exterior part spherical surface along a sealing line to define an exposed portion that is exterior of the sealing body; and said sealing body comprising a chemically inert, nonelectrically conductive deformable material which prevents the sample to be sensed by the exposed portion from leaking past the sensing portion to the conductor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An indicator electrode for sensing the electrochemical condition of a sample, the indicator electrode comprising:
- a core of material that is chemically inert to the sample and having a partially spherical shaped surface, a sensing portion comprising a coating of an electrochemically sensitive material, directly deposited on the the partially spherical shaped surface to form a sensing surface for sensing electrochemical activity and, a conductor electrically connected to the coating.
- View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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27. An assembly used to indicate a condition of electrochemical activity of a sample, the assembly comprising;
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a sealing body having an opening leading to a cavity; an electrode having an electrochemically sensitive outer coating wherein a portion of the outer coating is spherical, and wherein the electrode is disposed within the cavity such that a part of the spherical outer coating extends through the opening and is exposed to the sample, the sealing body engaging a portion of the spherical outer coating to make a seal therebetween to prevent the sample from entering the cavity; and a conductor located within the cavity and electrically connected to the coating. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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