(19)
(11) EP 3 002 642 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/16

(43) Date of publication A2:
06.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/14

(21) Application number: 15187003.7

(22) Date of filing: 26.09.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G04F 5/14(2006.01)
G04G 13/02(2006.01)
G04R 20/26(2013.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA

(30) Priority: 30.09.2014 US 201414502909

(71) Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
Morris Plains, NJ 07950 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SCHOBER, Christina Marie
    Morris Plains, NJ New Jersey 07950 (US)
  • STRABLEY, Jennifer S.
    Morris Plains, NJ New Jersey 07950 (US)
  • LANGNESS, Chad
    Morris Plains, NJ New Jersey 07950 (US)
  • STARK, Terry Dean
    Morris Plains, NJ New Jersey 07950 (US)

(74) Representative: Houghton, Mark Phillip 
Patent Outsourcing Limited 1 King Street
Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1DZ
Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1DZ (GB)

   


(54) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A DUAL PURPOSE GETTER CONTAINER


(57) Systems and methods for a dual purpose getter container are provided. In certain embodiments, an atomic sensor device comprises a sensor body, the sensor body enclosing an atomic sensor; a getter container coupled to an opening in the sensor body, wherein a first opening in the getter container is coupled to the opening in the sensorbody; and a second opening located on the getter container, wherein gas within the sensor body can pass through the second opening. Further, the device may include a getter enclosed within the getter container, the getter coating surfaces of the getter container, such that gas within the sensor body can enter the getter container and contact the getter.







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