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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:
Nov. 05, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerald Drolet, Ottawa, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7386471 ; 73864 ;
Abstract
To facilitate collection of sample, for analysis in an ion mobility spectrometer or the like, a collection device is provided which can be mounted on the fingers, for example two fingers, of a user's hand. The collection device is formed of top and bottom layers of a sheet material, which are secured together along three sides and open end along a fourth side, to enable the user's fingers to be inserted. Mounted on a user's fingers, the device is run over surfaces of interest to collect a sample. It is then placed in a frame holder, and then inserted into an inlet station of an analysis device. There, any substances of interest are caused to pass into the analysis device for a reading to be taken.