Patent ID: 9575038
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A01K,F41H,G01N,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of calibrating a biological detector, comprising: training a biological detector to detect a calibration compound, wherein the calibration compound comprises an odor that is detectable by the biological detector and is not used in an environment for which the biological detector is trained to detect odors; presenting the biological detector with a device comprising the calibration compound; and determining whether the biological detector will alert to the calibration compound, wherein the calibration compound is selected from the group consisting of perfluorooctyl bromide (PFOB), 1-bromooctane (1-BO), perfluoro-n-heptyl iodide (PFHI), bromo-2-butene, 2-bromofluorobenzene, N-acetoacetyl-2-chloroaniline, 3-methyl-1-butanethiol, 1,2-dimethoxybenzene, (+)-trans-limonene 1,2-epoxide, and purine.