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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2007
Kevin J. Knopp, Newburyport, MA (US);
Daryoosh Vakhshoori, Cambridge, MA (US);
Christopher Brown, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Gregory Vander Rhodes, Melrose, MA (US);
Kevin J. Knopp, Newburyport, MA (US);
Daryoosh Vakhshoori, Cambridge, MA (US);
Christopher Brown, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Gregory Vander Rhodes, Melrose, MA (US);
Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc., Tewksbury, MA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for scanning objects and associated substances, where the methods include: (a) using a first electronic device to scan a feature of an object and provide reference information about the object based on the scanned feature, where the feature identifies the object or a substance associated with the object; (b) using a second electronic device to measure electromagnetic radiation emitted from the object and provide sample information about the object based on the measured electromagnetic radiation; and (c) comparing the sample information and the reference information to determine whether the object includes the substance associated with the object.