FLUORESCENT MARKER

This invention is a means for locating (search and rescue), and enabling surveilance of, articles, and the identification of reference points, particularly on water and at night, in which a laser is used to illuminate available fluorescent chemicals such as those used for current daylight search and rescue missions.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Patent filed 21 May 73. Government-owned invention available for licensing.
• Corporate Authors:

  Department of the Navy

  Constitution Avenue and 18th Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Hughes, R S
• Publication Date: 1974-10-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Detection and identification; Fluorometers; Lasers; Search and rescue operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Fluorometric detection; Search techniques
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131087
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: AD-D001 490/2, PAT-APPL-361 930
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1976 12:00AM