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Patent US6909770 - Methods for identification and verification using vacuum XRF system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsApparatus and methods in which one or more elemental taggants that are intrinsically located in an object are detected by x-ray fluorescence analysis under vacuum conditions to identify or verify the object's elemental content for elements with lower atomic numbers. By using x-ray fluorescence analysis,...http://www.google.com/patents/US6909770?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6909770 - Methods for identification and verification using vacuum XRF systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6909770 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/307,191Publication dateJun 21, 2005Filing dateNov 29, 2002Priority dateDec 5, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1570258A2, EP1570258A4, US20030133537, WO2004052059A2, WO2004052059A3Publication number10307191, 307191, US 6909770 B2, US 6909770B2, US-B2-6909770, US6909770 B2, US6909770B2InventorsFred Schramm, Bruce KaiserOriginal AssigneeThe United States Of America As Represented By The United States National Aeronautics And Space Administration, Keymaster Technologies, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (63), Non-Patent Citations (29), Referenced by (38), Classifications (9), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods for identification and verification using vacuum XRF system
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