US 12,074,018 B2
Systems and methods of rapid and autonomous detection of aerosol particles
Wayne A. Bryden, Sykesville, MD (US); Charles J. Call, Albuquerque, NM (US); Michael McLoughlin, Sykesville, MD (US); Dapeng Chen, Sykesville, MD (US); Scott Ecelberger, Syksevillle, MD (US); Nathaniel K. Jones, Albuquerque, NM (US); and Steven Strohl, Albuquerque, NM (US)
Assigned to Zeteo Tech, Inc., Sykesville, MD (US)
Filed by Zeteo Tech, Inc., Sykesville, MD (US)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/133,441.
Application 18/133,441 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/762,081, granted, now 11,658,021, previously published as PCT/US2020/048042, filed on Aug. 26, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/069,705, filed on Aug. 24, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/931,200, filed on Nov. 5, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/904,655, filed on Sep. 23, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0245876 A1, Aug. 3, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01J 49/04 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01J 49/0413 (2013.01) [H01J 49/0031 (2013.01); H01J 49/0036 (2013.01); H01J 49/0418 (2013.01); H01J 49/0422 (2013.01)] 38 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A sample capture and analysis system for analyzing aerosol analyte particles in air, the system including:
a fresh sample disk station or substrate loader station configured to receive a fresh disk cartridge having one or more fresh sample disks;
a spent sample disk unloader station;
an aerosol sample collection station;
a sample disk holder including a stub, the sample disk holder configured to:
removably engage with the fresh disk cartridge to receive a fresh sample disk;
removably engage with the spent sample disk unloader station to return a spent sample disk;
hold a fresh sample disk or a spent sample disk; and
move in at least two directions (X-Y-Z) orthogonal to each other using one or more of a stepper motor or actuator using a predetermined analysis sequence; and
one or more analysis stations, wherein the aerosol sample collection station is configured to produce a sample spot on a fresh sample disk when the sample disk holder is positioned at the aerosol sample collection station.