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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2008
Hacene Boudries, Wilmington, MA (US);
Ralph Reda, Concord, MA (US);
Natalya O. Hall, Allston, MA (US);
Joseph Chiffy, Nashua, NH (US);
Marcel Benz, Cambridge, MA (US);
Karl Goedecke, Everett, MA (US);
Hacene Boudries, Wilmington, MA (US);
Ralph Reda, Concord, MA (US);
Natalya O. Hall, Allston, MA (US);
Joseph Chiffy, Nashua, NH (US);
Marcel Benz, Cambridge, MA (US);
Karl Goedecke, Everett, MA (US);
Morpho Detection, Inc., Newark, CA (US);
Abstract
A detection system for identifying an unknown substance includes a detector assembly configured to receive a particulate or vapor and determine a substance contained within the collected vapor or particulate sample, and at least one heater element operatively coupled in flow communication with the detector assembly. The heater element is configured to attract an airborne vapor when the detection system is in a vapor mode, and desorb at least a portion of the attracted particulate when the detection system is in a particulate mode.