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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2019
The Secretary of State for Defence, Salisbury, GB;
Roberto Stefano Pasquale King, Evesham, GB;
Martin Wayne Millington, Evesham, GB;
Andrew Worsfold, Evesham, GB;
The Secretary of State for Defence, Salisbury, GB;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for the visualisation of a print on an object, the apparatus comprising: a base comprising a heating element in thermal communication with a receptacle for storing an agent, a housing to provide a sealed chamber; and a port for applying a vacuum to, or releasing a vacuum from, the sealed chamber. The invention is particularly for the visualisation of a fingerprint such as a latent fingerprint. The invention also relates to a system incorporating the apparatus with a cartridge and agent, and associated methods and uses for visualising a print on an object.