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Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012

Filed:

Oct. 24, 2007
Applicants:

Ulrich Bonne, Hopkins, MN (US);

Gregg M. Swenson, Long Lake, MN (US);

Leonard A. Hilton, Buffalo, MN (US);

Tom M. Rezachek, Cottage Grove, MN (US);

Inventors:

Ulrich Bonne, Hopkins, MN (US);

Gregg M. Swenson, Long Lake, MN (US);

Leonard A. Hilton, Buffalo, MN (US);

Tom M. Rezachek, Cottage Grove, MN (US);

Assignee:

Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A highly sensitive fluid composition analyzer where a fluid may be placed in contact with a very small area on a material sensitized to change color in the presence of a specific type of compound, to be impinged with light. The light reflected, transmitted and/or scattered by the material may serve as input for the analyzer electronics. The fluid may be pre-concentrated prior to being brought in contact with the material. The area on the material may be a spot having an outside dimension of less than one millimeter.


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