Methods of Producing Pseudoscent Compositions of Narcotic Materials and Compositions Thereof
First Claim
1. A method for producing an non-narcotic pseudoscent of a narcotic, the method comprising:
- a) Targeting a narcotic material for detection;
b) Identifying the non-narcotic components of the scent signature of the narcotic material that is targeted for detection;
c) Substituting the narcotic components within the scent signature of the narcotic material targeted for detection with non-narcotic components that are odoriferously similar to the narcotic components within such scent signature by replacing one or more of such narcotic components with a non-narcotic replacement that has similar electronic properties but are non-narcotic in character; and
d) Combining components identified in b) into a first formulation,e) Combining the components identified in c) into a second formulation to form a non-narcotic pseudoscent wherein the non-narcotic pseudoscent is free of the narcotic.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method that can be used to scientifically fabricate pseudoscents of narcotics, which, in their entirety, are comprised of non-narcotic materials. It also discloses specific compositions of such pseudoscents, which can be used as narcotic-free-but-odoriferously-identical simulants for a range of narcotics and are comprised of non-narcotic components of the scent signature of a narcotic and/or scent components of the same headspace scent signature that have narcotic qualities but have been rendered non-narcotic. The scents achievable by the groups of formulations generated by this method include the different types of prohibited and controlled narcotics, and the components within the pseudoscents can be further tuned to generate simulants representative of different qualities and quantities of such narcotics. These non-narcotic scent simulants can be used to bolster existing narcotic detector-dog training programs, establish new training paradigms in canine, rodent, insect, and other creature narcotic detection and training and, in some cases, increase the efficiencies of analytical instruments that rely on the phenomenon of vapor sampling to detect narcotic materials.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for producing an non-narcotic pseudoscent of a narcotic, the method comprising:
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a) Targeting a narcotic material for detection; b) Identifying the non-narcotic components of the scent signature of the narcotic material that is targeted for detection; c) Substituting the narcotic components within the scent signature of the narcotic material targeted for detection with non-narcotic components that are odoriferously similar to the narcotic components within such scent signature by replacing one or more of such narcotic components with a non-narcotic replacement that has similar electronic properties but are non-narcotic in character; and d) Combining components identified in b) into a first formulation, e) Combining the components identified in c) into a second formulation to form a non-narcotic pseudoscent wherein the non-narcotic pseudoscent is free of the narcotic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18)
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16. The method of 1, further comprising absorbing the first formulation, the second formulation, or the composite formulations onto grain husks, cellulose and natural fibers.
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19. A method for producing a non-narcotic pseudoscent composition of a narcotic, the method comprising:
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a. Identifying the non-narcotic components within the headspace scent signature of the narcotic material; b. Selecting all or some of the identified non-narcotic components for combining into a formulation; c. Combining non-narcotic components that are selected as odoriferously identical to the components of the headspace scent signature into a second formulation, wherein the non-narcotic pseudoscent is free of narcotics. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A method of evaluating a non-narcotic pseudoscent of a narcotic by exposing an effective amount of a non-narcotic pseuodoscent to a creature that is certified in a narcotics detection program that uses real narcotics in its training process.
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22. The method of claim 22, wherein the creature is selected from the group consisting a bee, dog, and insect.
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