Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Apparatus – Electrolytic
Patent
1990-12-10
1993-09-21
Tung, T.
Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
Apparatus
Electrolytic
20415317, 204414, 204415, 427 58, 427123, 427125, 427554, 427524, G01N 27404
Patent
active
052465764
ABSTRACT:
The electrode of the present invention has metallic surface within a laser produced opening where the metallic surface extends into an electronic metallic conductive pathway and the pathway is covered for electric insulation by an encapsulant layer. The encapsulant layer around the metallic surface has the opening to allow the exposure of the metallic surface from the encapsulant layer. The metallic pathway and encapsulant are resident on a substrate, and are produced from layered circuitry. The electrochemical cell has the aforementioned electrode juxtaposed to another electrode. This electrode is part of the patterned metallic layer that is produced by layered circuitry. The electrode extends into an electronic metallic conductive pathway that is spaced apart and electronically insulated from the other pathway. The insulation can be supplied by a covering of encapsulant material that covers the pathway except does not cover the second electrode. The encapsulant would not cover the second electrode by virtue of its removal by laser and/or masking during production of the layered circuitry. Both of the electrodes are covered with an oxygen permeable fluid electrolyte that provides ionic contact between the two electrodes. The electrodes and electrolyte are covered with one or more oxygen permeable membranes, and these along with the metallic conductive pathways are resident on a substrate. The cell is useful in detecting oxygen in fluids when a negative potential is applied to the laser-produced electrode relative to the other electrode through the pathways that are in contact with leads for external electrical contact from the substrate.
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Graves Jeffery A.
Leader Matthew J.
PPG Industries Inc.
Stachel Kenneth J.
Tung T.
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