Patent ID: 7487739

Claim:
An apparatus for developing latent fingerprints on objects, comprising: a heat source connected to a conduit having a heat emitting end; a sublimation system in communication with said heat emitting end of said conduit, said sublimation system adapted for receiving a cyanoacrylate that transitions to vapor upon activation of said heat source; and a chamber having a connecting end in communication with said sublimation system, said conduit extending into an internal space of said chamber, said internal space adapted to receive and contain at least a portion of an object, and an open end for receiving the object; wherein said heat source is outside said internal space; wherein said sublimation system is a sublimation cartridge having a first end in communication with said internal space of said chamber, a second end in communication with said heat emitting end of said conduit, and an outer wall of said sublimation cartridge between said first end and second end and containing a porous pad adapted to receive said cyanoacrylate, and wherein said sublimation cartridge is removably attachable to said heat emitting end of said conduit.