Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cantilevered probe detector with piezoelectric element
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Application No.: US14643641Application Date: 2015-03-10
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Publication No.: US09702861B2Publication Date: 2017-07-11
- Inventor: Jesse D. Adams , Todd A. Sulchek , Stuart C. Feigin
- Applicant: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education
- Applicant Address: US NV Reno
- Assignee: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno
- Current Assignee: Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education, on behalf of the University of Nevada, Reno
- Current Assignee Address: US NV Reno
- Agency: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP
- Main IPC: G01N25/48
- IPC: G01N25/48 ; G01N33/22 ; G01N29/036 ; G01N33/00 ; G01N25/00 ; G01N27/00 ; G01N29/02

Abstract:
A disclosed chemical detection system for detecting a target material, such as an explosive material, can include a cantilevered probe, a probe heater coupled to the cantilevered probe, and a piezoelectric element disposed on the cantilevered probe. The piezoelectric element can be configured as a detector and/or an actuator. Detection can include, for example, detecting a movement of the cantilevered probe or a property of the cantilevered probe. The movement or a change in the property of the cantilevered probe can occur, for example, by adsorption of the target material, desorption of the target material, reaction of the target material and/or phase change of the target material. Examples of detectable movements and properties include temperature shifts, impedance shifts, and resonant frequency shifts of the cantilevered probe. The overall chemical detection system can be incorporated, for example, into a handheld explosive material detection system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150177216A1 CANTILEVERED PROBE DETECTOR WITH PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT Public/Granted day:2015-06-25
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