Patent ID: 9410888
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: G01J,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A method for detection of the presence of an invertebrate or an invertebrate component, wherein said invertebrate or invertebrate component comprises melanin or one or more chemical precursors to melanin, in a sample of substantially non-invertebrate material, comprising: impinging said sample with a source of electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength of at least 600 nm; and detecting fluorescence of said invertebrate or said component of said invertebrate based on a presence of said melanin or one or more chemical precursors to melanin at a wavenumber where the non-invertebrate components of said sample either do not fluoresce or fluoresce with an intensity below a threshold; wherein the non-invertebrate material is edible and/or living.