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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2009
Robert K. Vincent, Bowling Green, OH (US);
B. B. Maruthi Sridhar, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Robert K. Vincent, Bowling Green, OH (US);
B. B. Maruthi Sridhar, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a method of determining the presence of keratin, particularly hard keratin, such as exists in mammalian hair and feathers, and objects comprising such materials. The method of the present invention also includes displaying information derived from such a determination, as well as a measurement method followed by transmission of data to a remote processing site for analysis or display. The invention also includes devices for carrying out the determination, display and/or transmission.