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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Empire Technology Development Llc, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Toshimi Fukui, Otsu, JP;
Junko Nakamoto, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Empire Technology Development LLC, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/497 (2006.01); G01N 30/86 (2006.01); G01N 30/78 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 30/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 30/8675 (2013.01); G01N 30/78 (2013.01); G01N 33/0034 (2013.01); G01N 33/00 (2013.01); G01N 33/0001 (2013.01); G01N 33/0004 (2013.01); G01N 33/0031 (2013.01); G01N 2030/527 (2013.01);
Abstract
An odor sensing system including a plurality of odor sensors, each odor sensor being configured to output a detection signal in response to at least one odor molecule; at least one chromatographic membrane disposed at the plurality of odor sensors through which the odor molecule diffuses to reach the odor sensor; and a pattern analyzer configured to analyze the detection signals over time to identify the odor molecule is described.