Patents Assigned to InspectIR Systems, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11662340
    Abstract: An exemplary breath analysis system may include a sampling chamber having a molecule collector disposed therein. The molecule detector may be configured such that volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in a breath sample introduced to the sampling chamber adhere to the molecule collector. A heating element may introduce heat within the sampling chamber, causing release of at least a portion of the VOCs adhered to the molecule collector. An analysis device (e.g., a mass spectrometer or Terahertz (THz) spectrometer) may identify one or more target VOCs from among at least the portion of the VOCs released from the molecule collector and generate an output representative of the identified one or more target VOCs. The output may include information that quantitates a concentration of the one or more target VOCs with respect to a source of the breath sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: InspectIR Systems, Inc., University of North Texas
    Inventors: Guido Fridolin Verbeck, IV, John Redmond, Tim C. Wing, Luke Keiser