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US 11,448,587 B1Granted
Methods and apparatus for detecting incapacitating drugs
OwnerMai Blausteininventor
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Abstract
Devices and methods for detecting drugs, such as gamma hydroxybutyrate and gamma butyrolactone, using infrared spectrometry, and alerting an intended target of the drug, or others, to the presence of the drug.
Claims21
A toroidal-shaped portable detection device for detecting a drug in a solution, comprising:
- a filter;
- a light source at a first location of the toroidal shape and configured to emit infrared radiation through the filter and through a space surrounded by the toroidal shape;
- a detector at a second location of the toroidal shape that is diametrically opposite to the first location, said detector configured to receive the infrared radiation emitted by the light source after it passes through the filter and through said space;
- a processor;
- a wireless transceiver;
- a non-transitory memory;
- and
- computer program instructions stored in the non-transitory memory which, when executed by the processor, cause the portable detection device to perform operations comprising:
- wirelessly pairing the portable detection device with a mobile device via the wireless transceiver;
- generating infrared radiation from the light source;
- determining, based on data generated from the detector, whether such data indicates the presence of the drug;
- upon determining the presence of the drug, transmitting a signal to the mobile device via the wireless transceiver.
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A toroidal-shaped portable detection device for detecting a drug in a solution, comprising:
- a filter;
- a light source at a first location of the toroidal shape and configured to emit infrared radiation through the filter and through a space surrounded by the toroidal shape;
- a detector at a second location of the toroidal shape that is diametrically opposite to the first location, said detector configured to receive the infrared radiation emitted by the light source after it passes through the filter and through said space;
- a processor;
- a wireless transceiver;
- a non-transitory memory;
- and
- computer program instructions stored in the non-transitory memory which, when executed by the processor, cause the portable detection device to perform operations comprising:
- wirelessly pairing the portable detection device with a mobile device via the wireless transceiver;
- generating infrared radiation from the light source;
- determining, based on data generated from the detector, whether such data indicates the presence of the drug;
- upon determining the presence of the drug, generating an alert that the drug has been detected.
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A portable detection device for detecting a drug in a solution, comprising:
- a filter;
- a light source configured to emit infrared radiation through the filter;
- a detector configured to receive the infrared radiation emitted by the light source after it passes through the filter;
- a processor;
- a wireless transceiver;
- a non-transitory memory;
- and
- computer program instructions stored in the non-transitory memory which, when executed by the processor, cause the portable detection device to perform operations comprising:
- wirelessly pairing the portable detection device with a mobile device via the wireless transceiver;
- generating infrared radiation from the light source;
- determining, based on data generated from the detector, whether such data indicates the presence of the drug;
- upon determining the presence of the drug, transmitting a signal to the mobile device via the wireless transceiver, wherein the signal transmitted to the mobile device causes the mobile device to transmit a message to another device.
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A portable detection device for detecting a drug in a solution, comprising:
- a filter;
- a light source configured to emit infrared radiation through the filter;
- a detector configured to receive the infrared radiation emitted by the light source after it passes through the filter;
- a processor;
- a wireless transceiver;
- a non-transitory memory;
- and
- computer program instructions stored in the non-transitory memory which, when executed by the processor, cause the portable detection device to perform operations comprising:
- wirelessly pairing the portable detection device with a mobile device via the wireless transceiver;
- generating infrared radiation from the light source;
- determining, based on data generated from the detector, whether such data indicates the presence of the drug;
- upon determining the presence of the drug, transmitting a signal to the mobile device via the wireless transceiver, wherein the signal transmitted to the mobile device causes the mobile device to place a telephone call.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.