MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617036931 A) filed by Smiths Detection-Watford Limited on March 26, 2026, for Detector Inlet Apparatus And Method.
Inventors include Clark, Alastair; Atkinson, Jonathan; and Parker, Alexander.
The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.
Abstract: An inlet apparatus for a detection system and a method of operating a detection apparatus are provided. An inlet apparatus comprises an inlet for receiving a flow of air to be tested, the inlet comprising a first heater configured to vaporise an aerosol carried by the air for sampling by an analytical apparatus; and a trap configured to collect aerosols from the flow of air and to vaporise collected aerosols for sampling by the analytical apparatus; wherein the inlet apparatus is configured to provide the flow of air to be tested: (i) to the first heater to enable vaporisation of aerosols in the flow of air for sampling by the analytical apparatus, and (ii) to the trap to collect aerosols on the trap while the flow of air is being provided to the first heater.
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