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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2014
Michael Myrick, Columbia, SC (US);
Wayne O'brien, Ringgold, GA (US);
Stephen L. Morgan, Columbia, SC (US);
Briana Marie Cassidy, Columbia, SC (US);
Raymond Gerard Belliveau, Iii, Columbia, SC (US);
Zhenyu LU, Columbia, SC (US);
Michael Myrick, Columbia, SC (US);
Wayne O'Brien, Ringgold, GA (US);
Stephen L. Morgan, Columbia, SC (US);
Briana Marie Cassidy, Columbia, SC (US);
Raymond Gerard Belliveau, III, Columbia, SC (US);
Zhenyu Lu, Columbia, SC (US);
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Abstract
Methods for identifying chemical contrasts on a common surface are generally provided. The presence of a stain on a surface can be detected by applying a testing vapor, such as water, onto the surface and monitoring the surface with an infrared camera that detects wavelengths of about 700 nm to about 1 mm and/or a microbolometer that detects wavelengths of about 7.5 μm to about 14 μm. The surface may be at room temperature or preheated during the detection method.