Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Detection of distant substances
- Patent Title (中): 远距离物质的检测
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Application No.: US12508511Application Date: 2009-07-23
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Publication No.: US08148689B1Publication Date: 2012-04-03
- Inventor: Stephen T. Braunheim
- Applicant: Stephen T. Braunheim
- Agency: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP
- Main IPC: G01N5/02
- IPC: G01N5/02

Abstract:
Disclosed are embodiments of methods and apparatus related to detection of substance(s) at a distance. For example, an apparatus can have a mount structure and an emitter mounted to the mount structure and configured to be trained on a target. The emitter can have a source configured to emit radiation and a mirror configured to direct the radiation toward the target. The apparatus can also have a collector mounted to the mount structure and configured to be trained on the target at the same time the emitter is trained on the target and concentrate collected radiation on a sensor. The apparatus can also have a detection system comprising the sensor and an interferometer configured to produce an interferogram. The processor can be configured to perform a Fourier transform on the interferogram to produce a spectrogram and analyze the spectrogram to determine presence or absence of known substances in or around the target.
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