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Disease diagnosis by vapor sample analysis

Patent 6057162 Issued on May 2, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject September 12, 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.

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Inventors

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Application

No. 928735 filed on 09/12/1997

US Classes:

436/119, SULFUR CONTAINING73/23.2, GAS ANALYSIS422/83, Means for analyzing gas sample436/120, Organic or sulfhydryl containing (e.g., mercaptan, hydrogen, sulfide, etc.)436/135, Ozone or peroxide436/172With fluorescence or luminescence

Examiners

Primary: Wallenhorst, Maureen M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • WO 94/10563 WO. 05/13/1994
  • WO 94/20835 WO. 09/13/1994
  • WO 95/22049 WO. 08/13/1995

International Class

G01N 033/00

Abstract

Diagnosing disease in a body by analyzing a sample from the body for the presence of sulfur compounds.

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