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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2007
Jerome J. Workman, Madison, WI (US);
Stephen R. Lowry, Madison, WI (US);
Nicholas Simon Nunn, Verona, WI (US);
Kathleen J. Schulting, Oregon, WI (US);
Jerome J. Workman, Madison, WI (US);
Stephen R. Lowry, Madison, WI (US);
Nicholas Simon Nunn, Verona, WI (US);
Kathleen J. Schulting, Oregon, WI (US);
Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments LLC, Madison, WI (US);
Abstract
A system is provided wherein spectrometer measurements, and/or measurements from other analytical instruments, are transmitted to a processing station which determines the component substances of the sample(s) subjected to the measurements. The names of the component substances are then inserted into database search queries related to matters such as handling precautions, causes/sources of the substances, remedies and neutralizing agents for the substances, regulations related to the substances, etc. The results of the search queries are then provided to the personnel who made the measurements, preferably wirelessly and almost immediately after the measurements were made. The system therefore provides nearly immediate guidance as to what substances are present and how to handle them, which can be useful for inexperienced personnel in hazardous response, contraband detection, industrial process control, and other situations.