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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. 29, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keith D Patch, Lexington, MA (US);
Dean T Morgan, Sudbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Thermo Power Corporation, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ; B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427-211 ; 427-5 ; 427-8 ; 427242 ; 427301 ; 427384 ; 427421 ; 4274301 ; 4274192 ; 4274195 ; 4274198 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for increasing the deposition of ions onto a surface, such as the adsorption of uranium ions on the detecting surface of a radionuclide detector. The method includes the step of exposing the surface to a complexing agent, such as a phosphate ion solution, which has an affinity for the dissolved species to be deposited on the surface. This provides, for example, enhanced sensitivity of the radionuclide detector.