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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:
Jul. 28, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 29, 2011
Applicants:

Xuefeng Wang, Niskayuna, NY (US);

BO LI, Rexford, NY (US);

Cheng-po Chen, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Rui Chen, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Inventors:

Xuefeng Wang, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Bo Li, Rexford, NY (US);

Cheng-Po Chen, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Rui Chen, Clifton Park, NY (US);

Assignee:

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/08 (2006.01); G01N 33/497 (2006.01); G01N 27/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/082 (2013.01); G01N 33/497 (2013.01); G01N 27/622 (2013.01); G01N 27/624 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed embodiments include systems for analyzing the breath of a patient for the presence of one or more analytes of interest. The systems may include an ion detection system capable of receiving a gas mixture having an analyte of interest expired by a patient, flowing the gas mixture, and ionizing molecules within the gas mixture. The molecules include at least the analyte of interest. The ion detection system is also capable of detecting the ionized analyte of interest.


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