Patent ID: 7504958
Filing Date: 2009-03-17
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A system for detecting airborne hazards, comprising: at least one computer, wherein said computer is programmed to receive both first property information and second property information for gases in an environment; and is programmed to determine the identity of an airborne hazard in said gases based on said first and second property information and a comparison of said first and second property information with data related to one or more known airborne hazards; one or more detectors for detecting said first property information for gases from the environment; and one or more detectors for detecting said second property information for said gases; and wherein said data related to one or more known airborne hazards is stored in a memory of said computer; and wherein said one or more detectors for detecting first property information include one or more colorimetric detectors, wherein said colorimetric detectors comprise a frame enclosing one or more cavities and one or more detector windows placed within said one or more cavities of said frame.