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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2008
Mark A. Hayes, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Thomas J. Taylor, Tempe, AZ (US);
Karl Booksh, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Neal Woodbury, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Pierre Herckes, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Mark A. Hayes, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Thomas J. Taylor, Tempe, AZ (US);
Karl Booksh, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Neal Woodbury, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Pierre Herckes, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Other;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method for identifying the source of shed bioparticles and an apparatus that implements the method. The method involves collecting a sample of bioparticles from the environment, selecting from that sample the bioparticles most effective in identifying their source, and gathering data from those bioparticles to form bioparticle signatures. The bioparticle signatures are then processed into a multi-dimensional vector which is then compared to the multi-dimensional vector derived from a standard using a pattern recognition strategy that identifies the source. The apparatus has a particle collection device to collect the sample, a transfer device that selects information-rich bioparticles and a detector that restricts the movement of the information-rich bioparticles. The restricted movement is then translated into a bioparticle signature.