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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Cheryl E. Bick, Redmond, WA (US);
Joe M. Baratto, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/00 (2006.01); H01J 49/26 (2006.01); G01N 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 49/0031 (2013.01); G01N 30/00 (2013.01); H01J 49/0022 (2013.01); H01J 49/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for investigating a chemical-based event inside a vehicle without significant delay. A number of samples of air are collected at a number of locations inside the vehicle in response to a detection of the chemical-based event inside the vehicle. A number of chemical profiles for the number of samples are generated on-site using a portable chemical profiling device. A probable cause of the chemical-based event is identified using at least one of the number of chemical profiles.