Patent · US Expired

Indicator material

US4328181A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateJul 6, 1979
Grant dateMay 4, 1982
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Expiry dateJul 6, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T436/19
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Indicator material for monitoring personal exposure to hazardous substances in ambient air comprising a pigment material, a binder and a sensitizer coated upon a transparent support member as a porous coating which permits gaseous diffusion throughout the coating is disclosed. Detection or monitoring is effected when the indicator material undergoes a visually observable reaction with hazardous material in the atmosphere at room temperature.

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