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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2009
Applicants:
James M. Battiato, St Paul, MN (US);
Dora M. Paolucci, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
James M. Battiato, St Paul, MN (US);
Dora M. Paolucci, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62B 18/08 (2006.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01); G01N 21/29 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An exposure indicating device disposed in a respirator system. The exposure indicating device comprises a diffractive optical element. The exposure indicating device comprises a material having an index of refraction that changes as a function of exposure to a chemical vapor, where the exposure indicating device provides an optical signal that changes in optical property as a function of exposure to the chemical vapor.