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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2004
Applicant:
Brian M. Sullivan, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Brian M. Sullivan, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The presence of an aerosol or cloud () of a toxic substance is detected by producing an aerosol () of ligands () to the target substance in a region of sky that contains the target substance, permitting molecules the target substance to bind to the ligand, directing light () of a first frequency into the revised aerosol; and then inspecting () the revised aerosol for emissions of light of a second frequency. When light of the second frequency exists an alarm () is initiated.