Patent · US Active

System and method for a chemical imaging threat assessor with a probe

US7486395B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ChemImage Corporation · US

Inventors

Patrick J. Treado · Pittsburgh, US
Thomas Voigt · Export, US
Wesley H. Hutchison · Via Enrico Fermi, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 10, 2006
Grant date	Feb 3, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 10, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2201/0846
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a portable and/or handheld bioagent detector and methodology described herein that is based in part on advanced Raman Chemical Imaging (“RCI”) technology. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the detection system may include a fiber array spectral translator (“FAST”) and may also include a probe which may include a complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) camera. The probe alleviates the need to place the main instrument close to an unconfined release of a potentially hazardous material and facilitates analysis of a sample that is situated in a hard-to-reach location while minimizing contamination of the detector and operator.

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