CDEX applies for apparatus patent for chemical detector
A Maryland company has applied for a patent for its illegal-drugs sniffing device; the company says that the patent application is part of its plan to build on its detection technology so it could play a larger role in the growing homeland security market
Rockville, Maryland-based CDEX (OTCBB: CEXI) has filed an apparatus patent application for its hand-held methamphetamine and illicit drug detector — an important step in the company’s plan to enter the homeland security market. The apparatus is capable of detecting trace amounts of methamphetamine, other illicit drugs, and other chemical substances. The device uses CDEX core technology and the company believes it will provide first responders with a real-time method of conducting non-contact, non-destructive field tests of suspicious substances.
The company’s detection device sends a spectral beam across a surface to detect the presence of trace amounts of contamination left behind by chemical substances. The device has the look and feel of a traffic radar gun, is battery operated, is capable of wired or wireless up/down loading of data, time and date stamps of all tests, and stores all test results for later retrieval.
