Detection method for checking surfaces for specific compounds
CA 2060729 A1 · Owner: Fine, David H. · Inventors: Fraim, Freeman W.; Fine, David H.; O'Brien, Stephen E.
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Disclosed is a method of rapidly checking surfaces for the presence of traces of specific compounds such as certain explosives and drugs. A hand-covering such as a cotton glove is used to wipe surfaces to pick up particles of the specific compound which may indicate the presence of larger amounts or previous contact of a surface by a person who has handled the compound. The particles are transferred - unheated - to collection surfaces of a hand-held sample probe by vacuuming of the gloved hand by the battery-operated probe. Heat is then supplied by a source external to the probe to vaporize the particles, and the vapors are analyzed by a suitable technique such as high speed gas …
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- Filed February 6, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 6, 2012.
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