ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,066, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Applications Uniques Ltd. (Johnstown, Colo.).
"Condensation mitigation in ionization sensing" was invented by Douglas Bailey (Johnstown, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ionization sensor includes a polarizing electrode, a signal electrode, a first dielectric layer separating the signal electrode from the polarizing electrode and a heating element configured to heat the polarizing electrode and/or the signal electrode. A method for ionization sensing includes providing a detection cell and, through a window, illuminating the detection cell with ultraviolet light while heating the detection...