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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Peter J. Wilk, New York, NY (US);
Inventor:
Peter J. Wilk, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 9/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/87 (2006.01); A44C 17/02 (2006.01); A44C 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 9/007 (2013.01); A44C 17/02 (2013.01); A44C 17/04 (2013.01); G01N 21/87 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus detects an unknown deposit in soil of a known mineral or gemstone using characteristic scents of the mineral or gemstone. The method may disturb the soil, for example, by causing a chemical reaction in at least part of the soil such that a mineral or gemstone present in the soil emits a characteristic scent. The unknown deposit of the known mineral or gemstone can be detected in real-time or near real-time in the field.