Patents Assigned to Wine Scanner, Inc.
  • Patent number: 8912795
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for medium-field NMR scanning of liquids that is capable of discriminating benign liquids such as lotions, drinks, and pharmaceutical liquids from threat liquids such as components of home-made explosives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Wine Scanner Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph S. Broz, Stephen W. Surko
  • Publication number: 20090038374
    Abstract: A non-invasive and non-destructive apparatus and testing method for analytes in sealed containers are provided, which are especially useful for identifying bottles of wine that are contaminated with 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA) without destroying the value of uncontaminated wine by opening the bottles or marring the containers or labeling. The apparatus and method are applicable to non-destructively testing any “stream-of-commerce” containers such as shampoo bottles, aerosol containers, toothpaste tubes, and soft drink cans, and other such containers for the presence of contaminants, explosives, poisons, drugs, and other dangerous or illegal materials. The method provided is orders of magnitude more sensitive than other methods, and can detect the presence of diffused substances at the nanogram per liter (parts-per-billion) level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Wine Scanner, Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph S. Broz