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 th...