Particle detection system and swabs with integral, machine-readable identification data
Assignee1st Detect Corporation
InventorsBryant Tran, Offie Lee Drennan, Thomas Pickens, III, Rajesh Mellacheruvu
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Abstract
A system and method include a swab, configured to collect particles for detection by a particle detection system, that includes integral, machine-readable identification data that identifies the swab and is used by the particle detection system to at least activate one or more functions of the particle detection system associated with an efficacy of the swab for use by the particle detection system.
Claims23
An apparatus comprising:
- a swab configured to collect particles for detection by a particle detection system, wherein the swab includes integral, machine-readable identification data that identifies the swab and is used by the particle detection system to at least activate one or more functions of the particle detection system associated with an efficacy of the swab for use by the particle detection system.
A method for manufacturing a swab for use by a particle detection system, the method comprising:
- affixing machine-readable identification data to the swab that identifies the swab for use by the particle detection system to at least activate one or more functions of the particle detection system associated with an efficacy of the swab for use by the particle detection system.
A method of operating a particle detection system with a swab, the method comprising:
- reading machine-readable identification data included in a swab, wherein the swab includes integral, machine-readable identification data that identifies the swab and is used by the particle detection system to at least activate one or more functions of the particle detection system associated with an efficacy of the swab for use by the particle detection system;
- determining if the read machine-readable identification data indicates that the efficacy of the swab is suitable to be used by the particle detection system to detect any particles captured by the swab;
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- operating the particle detection system in accordance with the determination of the efficacy of the swab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.