Miniature portable gas chromatograph

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front and left side view of an embodiment of the miniature portable gas chromatograph showing the mouthpiece “straw”, a “start” button and a front-facing camera for definitive identification of the subject providing an exhaled breath sample; the right side view is a mirror image of the left side;

FIG. 2 is a rear view of an embodiment of the miniature portable gas chromatograph showing the power connection cord and a vent;

FIG. 3 is a left side view of an embodiment of the miniature portable gas chromatograph showing the mouthpiece “straw”; the right side view is a mirror image of the left side;

FIG. 4 is a front and left side view of an embodiment of the miniature portable gas chromatograph showing the mouthpiece “straw”, a “start” button and a front-facing camera for definitive identification of the subject providing an exhaled breath sample; the right side view is a mirror image of the left side; and,

FIG. 5 is a front and left side view of an embodiment of the miniature portable gas chromatograph showing the device with a mouthpiece “straw” receiving port but without the mouthpiece “straw” inserted in the mouthpiece receiving port and showing a speaker on the front face of the device and power connection cord on the rear, a “start” button and a front-facing camera for definitive identification of the subject providing an exhaled breath sample.

The bottom of the miniature portable gas chromatograph is flat and unornamented.

The article is a miniature portable gas chromatograph which can sit on a flat surface or be handheld and is intended for use by subjects who exhale into the device's mouthpiece “straw” or into gas sampling bags or gas-tight syringes for introduction into the device's mouthpiece “straw” for measurement of compounds present in the exhaled breath.

Claims

The ornamental design for a miniature portable gas chromatograph, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D458167 June 4, 2002 Slocum et al.
8759080 June 24, 2014 Graessle et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D717192
Type: Grant
Filed: May 30, 2013
Date of Patent: Nov 11, 2014
Assignees: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated (Gainesville, FL), Xhale, Inc. (Gainesville, FL)
Inventors: Marks Tanner (Gainesville, FL), Douglas Crumb (Gainesville, FL), Donn Dennis (Gainesville, FL), Tom Bigger (Gainesville, FL), Susan L. Baumgartner (Gainesville, FL), Scott Howard Wakefield (N. Chelmsford, MA), William David Chura (N. Chelmsford, MA)
Primary Examiner: Antoine D Davis
Application Number: 29/456,359
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Chemical (12) (D10/81)