Target odor detection and security apparatus
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1. A screening apparatus comprising:
- a rotatable door assembly including a vertical member oriented along a centrally-located vertical axis;
a plurality of panels extending outward from the vertical member and configured to rotate together about the vertical axis;
a curved wall whereon the respective outward edges of the plurality of panels slide past during a full rotation of the plurality of panels about the vertical axis;
a base member on which the bottom edges of the plurality of panels slide past during a full rotation of the plurality of panels about the vertical axis, the base member including a base vent through which air can pass; and
a ceiling member under which the top edges of the plurality of panels slide past during a full rotation of the plurality of panels about the vertical axis, the ceiling member including a ceiling vent through which air can pass;
a screening zone defined as the space between the curved wall, the vertical member, the base member, and the ceiling member;
a barrier including a barrier edge whereon the respective outward edges of the plurality of panels slide past during a full rotation of the plurality of panels about the vertical axis, wherein the barrier separates an entrance zone and an exit zone;
an observation room in fluid communication with the screening zone; and
an airflow inducer for inducing the flow of air through the screening zone to the observation room to entrain odors in the observation room that were emitted in the screening zone to be screened for one or more target odors.
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Abstract
A target odor detecting apparatus and method, the apparatus including a rotatable door assembly is disclosed for screening odor emitters for target odors. A screening zone is defined within the rotatable door assembly wherein air is moved to an observation room for screening by an animate odor detector to detect one or more target odors.
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1. A screening apparatus comprising:
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a rotatable door assembly including a vertical member oriented along a centrally-located vertical axis;
a plurality of panels extending outward from the vertical member and configured to rotate together about the vertical axis;
a curved wall whereon the respective outward edges of the plurality of panels slide past during a full rotation of the plurality of panels about the vertical axis;
a base member on which the bottom edges of the plurality of panels slide past during a full rotation of the plurality of panels about the vertical axis, the base member including a base vent through which air can pass; and
a ceiling member under which the top edges of the plurality of panels slide past during a full rotation of the plurality of panels about the vertical axis, the ceiling member including a ceiling vent through which air can pass;a screening zone defined as the space between the curved wall, the vertical member, the base member, and the ceiling member; a barrier including a barrier edge whereon the respective outward edges of the plurality of panels slide past during a full rotation of the plurality of panels about the vertical axis, wherein the barrier separates an entrance zone and an exit zone; an observation room in fluid communication with the screening zone; and an airflow inducer for inducing the flow of air through the screening zone to the observation room to entrain odors in the observation room that were emitted in the screening zone to be screened for one or more target odors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for screening an odor emitter, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing access to an entry point to a security zone for an odor emitter wherein the entry point comprises a rotatable door through which an odor emitter must pass through prior to entering the security zone, wherein the rotatable door includes an enclosed portion defining a screening zone, the enclosed portion including a plurality of adjacent rotatable panes, a curved wall fixed relative to the plurality of rotatable panes, a base member, and a ceiling member; moving air through the screening zone wherein at least some of the moved air is directed to an observation room; screening the air from the screening zone that has been moved to the observation room. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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