US 11,740,215 B2
Gas sensor devices and housings
Sanghoon Hur, Seoul (KR); Changyoung Jung, Seoul (KR); and Yosup Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/478,007.
Prior Publication US 2023/0087286 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. G01N 33/00 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 33/0009 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for use with a gas sensor, the device comprising:
a buoyant housing configured to receive the gas sensor therein;
an inlet opening defined by the housing;
a pump positioned within the housing, wherein the pump is in fluid communication with:
the inlet opening; and
the gas sensor in an instance in which the gas sensor is received by the housing, wherein the pump is configured to cause gas received by the inlet opening to be directed to the gas sensor for evaluation; and
an outlet opening defined by the housing, wherein the outlet opening is configured to discharge gas exiting the gas sensor from the buoyant housing,
wherein, in an operational condition in which the device is placed in a fluid, the buoyant housing is configured such that at least a portion of the buoyant housing floats above a surface of the fluid.