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Search Patents by Thomas P. Forbes

Patents listed here reflect only technologies patented from FY 2018-present. To view all of NIST's patented technologies, visit the NIST pages on the Federal Laboratory Consortium website.

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Infrared Thermal Desorber And Performing Infrared Thermal Desorption

NIST Inventors
Matthew E Staymates and Thomas P. Forbes
An infrared thermal desorber includes a desorption housing; an infrared source receiver that receives an infrared emission source; an infrared absorber receiver that receives an infrared absorber, such that the infrared absorber receiver produces thermal energy emission; an analyte target receiver

Infrared Thermal Desorption Methods And Systems

NIST Inventors
Matthew E Staymates and Thomas P. Forbes
Methods and systems are provided for infrared thermal desorbers that incorporate broad spectrum infrared radiation and thermal energy storage for high temperature desorption of trace chemicals from wipe collected samples and directly from target surfaces for chemical analysis. The systems described
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