Global Patent Index - EP 1373884 A2

EP 1373884 A2 20040102 - VOLATILE SIGNATURE DETECTOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

Title (en)

VOLATILE SIGNATURE DETECTOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

Title (de)

DETEKTOR FÜR FLÜCHTIGE SIGNATUREN UND DAMIT VERBUNDENE VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

DETECTEUR D'UNE SIGNATURE VOLATILE ET PROCEDES ASSOCIES

Publication

EP 1373884 A2 20040102 (FR)

Application

EP 02753737 A 20020327

Priority

  • FR 0201065 W 20020327
  • FR 0104079 A 20010327

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO02077636A2] The invention relates to a detector (D) for detecting the volatile signature of one or more substances, e.g. alcohol and/or cannabis, on the breath (MG) of a consumer (P), using several sensors (CT1, CT2, CT3). Said sensors can comprise semiconductors or conductive polymers. The inventive detector is equipped with a filter (F) to remove nuisance substances, e.g. water vapour, which mask the signature. The detector is advantageously portable and can be used to perform a test to evaluate (E) the consumption of a substance by the driver of a motor vehicle in relation to a reference level (N). A network of formal neurones (RN) is used to generate a database (BD) that is used to calibrate the detector.

IPC 1-7

G01N 33/00

IPC 8 full level

G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/497 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G01N 33/0014 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 33/0034 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 33/497 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 02077636A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 02077636 A2 20021003; WO 02077636 A3 20030313; WO 02077636 A8 20040603; AU 2002308033 A1 20021008; CA 2442506 A1 20021003; CA 2442506 C 20120501; EP 1373884 A2 20040102; FR 2822952 A1 20021004; FR 2822952 B1 20060922; US 2004134273 A1 20040715; US 7096714 B2 20060829

DOCDB simple family (application)

FR 0201065 W 20020327; AU 2002308033 A 20020327; CA 2442506 A 20020327; EP 02753737 A 20020327; FR 0104079 A 20010327; US 47312504 A 20040309