Patent ID: 7542991
Filing Date: 2009-06-02
Classification: G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for use in hazardous materials identification, comprising: a. a computer comprising an arithmetic processor unit, an output device, an input device and a computer memory; b. a first database comprising a multiplicity of records in the computer memory, wherein each of the multiplicity of records represents information about observable properties of one hazardous material, in the form of a bit sequence wherein each bit in the bit sequence can be assigned either a “present” value or an “absent” value and wherein each bit in the bit sequence represents a member of the group consisting of normalized descriptors of an observable property of a hazardous material, special modifiers, and unassigned positions; c. a computer representation in the computer memory, of response information relevant to use with the hazardous materials represented in the first sequential list; d. computer logic and resources adapted to