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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110174054 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING AIR QUALITY There is herein described a device and a method for measuring and/or monitoring gas levels. More particularly, there is described a device and a method for measuring and/or monitoring pollution levels in the atmosphere and wherein the measured pollution levels are capab... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110065097 | Apparatus and Method of Contaminant Detection for Food Industry The present invention is a method and apparatus for contaminant detection in the food industry. Particularly, the method and apparatus involve collecting air samples containing aerosolized contaminate particles from a foodstuff and analyzing the sample for presence of a... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20100037679 | CONTROL METHODS FOR SETTING A REFERENCE VOLTAGE IN AN AIR TREATMENT SYSTEM A control system and associated methods for an air treatment system. In one aspect, the present invention provides a control system and method for controlling blower speed as a function of separately determined smoke and dust concentrations. In one embodiment, the contr... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090121128 | Chemical Detection System and Method Using a Prediction Methodology The exemplary embodiments provide a method, system, and device for identifying chemical species in a sample. According to one embodiment, the method, system, and device may include introducing a sample gas into a differential ion mobility device, ionizing at least a por... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090113991 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE CONCENTRATION OF ORGANIC GAS In a measuring apparatus, an atmosphere to be inspected taken out from a space to be inspected in a processing system is analyzed for organic gas concentration. The apparatus is provided with a collector having an approach connected to the space to be inspected. The col... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090071230 | Method for reliable, individualized measurement and warning of air pollution, and associated device The method consists in, first, circulating the air in which the content of a specific pollutant is to be measured through or over materials that reversibly absorb compounds in the air that interfere with the measurement of pollution. These absorbent materials are employ... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090053989 | Interior Air Quality Space and Methods of Designing and Constructing Same The invention provides a method and system for constructing a new space or improving and existing space to achieve and maintain high air quality in the interior of the space by limiting airborne allergens, VOCs, particulates, and bio-aerosols therein. One method of the ... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090025453 | Apparatus and Method of Smoke Detection An aspirated smoke detector includes an ambient air flow separation element in combination with a smoke sensing chamber. The flow separation element can be an active or a passive element. Separated ambient, carrying relative small particles can flow into the sensing cha... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090018780 | Hazardous Substance Release Notification System Disclosed herein is a method and system for obtaining information on contaminants in ambient air. Multiple detection systems sample the ambient air for the contaminants in real time. Each of the multiple detection systems analyzes contaminants for hazardous substances. ... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090007636 | Chemiresistor Sensor System Compensated for Temperature and Aging Effects A chemiresistor sensor system compensated for temperature and aging effects is disclosed and includes a sensing element exposed to an atmosphere of an ambient environment to be monitored for the presence and/or concentration of a flammable vapor and a temperature compen... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080307856 | Method of fabricating a carbon monoxide detector and a carbon monoxide detector fabricated using the same Disclosed is a method of fabricating a carbon monoxide detector and a carbon monoxide detector fabricated using the same. Particularly disclosed is a method of fabricating a carbon monoxide detector, which can operate at room temperature and process high detecting selec... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080282772 | Method and System for Detecting Vapors A method and system may include receiving a sample gas from an ambient environment on a first surface of a selective isolation device within an inlet assembly, dispersing the sample gas in substantially a first direction along the first surface, and circulating a carrie... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080236249 | Method for identification of persons based on the analysis of volatile substances The breath, body fluids or skin secretions of persons contain numerous volatile substances at concentrations permitting their chemical analysis directly from surrounding ambient gas. Based on the different odor patterns revealed by such analyses for different individual... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080163670 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS Methods and systems for passenger monitoring and system control is provided. The system includes at least one sensor system configured to monitor an environment immediately surrounding the respective passenger and biometrics of the respective passenger and generate sens... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080041138 | Air Pollution Sensor System The invention relates to an air pollution sensor system incorporated in an enclosure, said enclosure comprising an air handling system inside an air duct, said air duct enabling a communication between air inside said enclosure and air outside said enclosure. The air du... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20070256477 | Fluid Analyser Systems The radiation emitted by the various components in a sample of a fluid wherein the radiation emitted by activated molecules within the sample of the fluid is used to determine the nature of and quantities of materials present in the fluid and a fluid analyser system com... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070163327 | Detection of trace amounts of airborne or deposited low-molecular weight compounds A system and a method for detection of trace amounts of airborne or deposited low-molecular weight compound(s), such as narcotics or explosives, comprising an electrically charged collector surface connected to an ionizer ionizing airborne particles with an electrical c... | 07/19/2007 |
| 20070151326 | Sample collection apparatus for analysis of air pollution comprising moisture pretreatment means Disclosed herein is a sample collection apparatus which includes a pretreatment unit arranged in front of a sample collection section to remove moisture, a first Peltier trap positioned at the lower side of the pretreatment unit to perform cooling condensation and therm... | 07/05/2007 |
| 20070131021 | Capacitive vapor sensor A sensor system for detecting the presence of a target analyte. The system comprises a first conductor, a second conductor, and a sensor film. The sensor film is positioned between the first conductor and the second conductor. The sensor film includes a crosslinked silo... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070107495 | Particle adsorption chamber, sampling apparatus having a particle adsorption chamber, and sampling method using the same A particle adsorption device includes a chamber having an inlet and an outlet by which air can pass through the chamber, a support for supporting an adsorbent plate in the chamber, and at least one porous plate disposed in the chamber to control the air flow through the... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20060173579 | Air quality monitoring systems and methods An air monitoring system is disclosed having an air monitoring unit with at least one sensor for measuring data of an air quality parameter and a computer for storing the air quality parameter data received from the sensor. The air monitoring unit may use an installed o... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060032289 | Non-optical explosive sensor based on two-track piezoresistive microcantilever A two-track piezoresistive cantilever detects explosives in ambient air by measuring resistance changes in the cantilever when one piezoresistive track is pulse heated to cause deflagration of explosive adhered to the surface of the cantilever. The resistance measuremen... | 02/16/2006 |
| 20060010974 | Explosion-proof portable gas detector The invention provides an explosion-proof portable gas detector that is easy to be fabricated as a small-sized one handy to carry and high in convenience for use, and has explosion-proofness sufficient in a countermeasure against static electricity and high in reliabili... | 01/19/2006 |
| 20050199040 | Air quality sampler using solid phase coated material A method and apparatus for monitoring air quality is provided. ... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050155407 | Method and device for measuring oxygen content in a closed target space A method and apparatus for measuring the oxygen content in a closed target space, particularly for monitoring inertization levels in an inert gas device for fire prevention and/or fire extinguishing. Toward the aim of proposing a method for measuring the oxygen content ... | 07/21/2005 |
| 20050126260 | Method of measuring floating dusts In a method of measuring particles floating in an atmosphere, the atmosphere containing the particles is sucked into a container, ions are generated from a discharge electrode disposed in the container to charge the particles with the ions. A dust-collecting electrode i... | 06/16/2005 |
| 20050081603 | TAMPER RESISTANT VAPOR SENSOR METHOD AND SYSTEM A vapor sensor is disclosed, which includes a substrate containing a sensing element, wherein the substrate is located proximate to a sleeve portion which covers and protects the sensing element. The vapor sensor also includes a vapor filter or permeable membrane affixe... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050076655 | Apparatus and method for controlling a fan, cooling unit and a fresh air damper of an air conditioner through use of a Capno-Switch A fresh air controller interfaces directly with the electromechanical circuit of an air-conditioner to control its operating settings based upon detected Carbon Dioxide (CO2) level in Parts-Per-Million (PPM) using a “Capno-Switch” which is in essence a specially des... | 04/14/2005 |
