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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012

Filed:

Mar. 23, 2010
Applicants:

James Mcdevitt, Boston, MA (US);

Donald Milton, Lexington, MA (US);

Petros Koutrakis, Weston, MA (US);

Stephen T. Ferguson, North Billerica, MA (US);

Jack M. Wolfson, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);

Inventors:

James McDevitt, Boston, MA (US);

Donald Milton, Lexington, MA (US);

Petros Koutrakis, Weston, MA (US);

Stephen T. Ferguson, North Billerica, MA (US);

Jack M. Wolfson, Jamaica Plain, MA (US);

Assignees:

President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);

University of Massachusetts, Shrewsbury, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Provided are devices and methods for the collection of bioaerosols (such as viruses, bacteria, and proteins) from the exhaled breath of humans and/or animals, for the purpose of determining, for example, particle size, generation rate, diseases and interventions for particle release.


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