Universal Detection Technology (UNDT.OB) Receives Patent for Anthrax Detection System
Leading counter-terrorism training programs developer, Universal Detection Technology, announced that it has received a U.S. patent for its automated airborne anthrax detection system. Titled “Apparatus and Method for Automated Monitoring of Bacterial Spores,” the invention has been filed under USPTO number US 7,563,615 B2 and describes an apparatus and method for automated monitoring of airborne bacterial spores. The apparatus includes an air sampler, a surface for capturing bacterial spores, a source of lanthanide ions, and a spectrometer for excitation and detection of the spores’ characteristic fluorescence. In accordance with the method, computer-programmed steps allow for automation of the apparatus for…