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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:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2003
Applicants:
Wayne A. Bryden, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Peter F. Scholl, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Micah A. Carlson, Baltimore, MD (US);
Michael P. Mcloughlin, Sykesville, MD (US);
Inventors:
Wayne A. Bryden, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Peter F. Scholl, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Micah A. Carlson, Baltimore, MD (US);
Michael P. McLoughlin, Sykesville, MD (US);
Assignee:
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/00 (2006.01); B01D 53/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for particle collection () that is characterized by co-aerosolizing fluids () into an air stream () containing the particles to be analyzed to significantly enhance their collection and identification efficiency is provided.