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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2006
Michael S. Head, Princeton, NJ (US);
John Cronin, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Mark Burrows, Newtown, PA (US);
Cynthia Timblin, Burlington, VT (US);
Michael S. Head, Princeton, NJ (US);
John Cronin, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Mark Burrows, Newtown, PA (US);
Cynthia Timblin, Burlington, VT (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for automatedly detecting the presence of one or more chemical contaminants, such as 2,4,6-trichloroanisole, in/on a plurality of cork wine bottle stoppers in rapid succession using electronic nose chips. The apparatus moves the nose chips and the cork stoppers independently to align the cork stopper and a corresponding electronic nose chip with one another for testing. The automated apparatus and method provides a low-cost, reliable process for testing 100% of cork wine bottle stoppers in a fast and cost-effective manner.