Method of tagging and detecting drugs, crops, chemical compounds and currency with perfluorocarbon tracers (PFT'S)
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1. A method of tagging and detecting paper currency, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) applying a Perfluorocarbon Tracer (PFT) to said currency such that said PFT is released from said currency over a period of time as a vapor taggant; and
(b) subsequently detecting the presence of said vapor taggant, and therefore said currency.
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Abstract
A method of tagging and detecting illicit drugs or paper currency is disclosed which comprises the steps of:
(a) applying a Perfluorocarbon Tracer (PFT) to the drugs or currency such that said PFT is released over a period of time as a vapor taggant; and
(b) subsequently detecting the presence of said vapor taggant, and therefore the drugs or currency.
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1. A method of tagging and detecting paper currency, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) applying a Perfluorocarbon Tracer (PFT) to said currency such that said PFT is released from said currency over a period of time as a vapor taggant; and (b) subsequently detecting the presence of said vapor taggant, and therefore said currency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of tagging and detecting illicit drugs, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) applying a Perfluorocarbon Tracer (PFT) to said drugs, such that said PFT is released from said drugs over a period of time as a vapor taggant; and (b) subsequently detecting the presence of said vapor taggant, and therefore said drugs. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of tagging and detecting illicit drugs, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) applying a Perfluorocarbon Tracer (PFT) to a container of illicit drug related material, such that said PFT is released from said container over a period of time as a vapor taggant; and (b) subsequently detecting the presence of said vapor taggant, and therefore said container. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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