Method for detection of buried explosives using a biosensor
Patent 5972638 Issued on October 26, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: January 31, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
435/29, Involving viable micro-organism434/4, Optical means (e.g., image projector, etc.) or light or sound sensor (e.g., television camera, microphone, etc.) included in a simulator435/252.3, Transformants (e.g., recombinant DNA or vector or foreign or exogenous gene containing, fused bacteria, etc.)435/252.31, Bacillus (e.g., B. subtilis, B. thuringiensis, etc.)435/252.33Escherichia (e.g., E. coli, etc.)
The present invention provides a method for detecting buried explosives which exude vapors of the explosive chemical to the surface. A biological sensor that is applied on the surface produces a detectable signal when it is contacted by the explosive chemical, producing an identifiable pattern for pin-pointing the explosive. The biological sensor is a genetically altered organism.
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