ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,071, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to TAIYO YUDEN Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Odor detection device and odor detection method" was invented by Junji Oshita (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An odor detection device includes a sensor chamber housing a sensor element, the sensor chamber having a first inlet, a first outlet, a second inlet, and a second outlet, the first and second outlets being located opposite the first and second inlets with the sensor element interposed therebetween, respectively, a flow channel including a filter therein, the flow channel being connected to the second outlet and being connected to the second inlet, a fi...