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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2004
Wade Martin Poteet, Tucson, AZ (US);
Laurence Marsteller, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Timothy D. Shriver, Vail, AZ (US);
Wade Martin Poteet, Tucson, AZ (US);
Laurence Marsteller, Tuscon, AZ (US);
Timothy D. Shriver, Vail, AZ (US);
CDEX, Inc., Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a system and method utilizing, among other things, fluorescence spectroscopy in the ultraviolet portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to determine chemical species and concentrations. The basic measuring system includes optics, a spectrograph, a detector, and an energy source ('head' components), along with a computer and control electronics and power source capable of generating and detecting unique fluorescence signatures for individual and unique mixtures of chemical substances including, for example, prescribed and/or compounded medications, alcohol products, food types, synthetic drugs, narcotics, perfumes, liquids, and the like.