Thomas Michael Schurman

US Patent:

20160033430, Feb 4, 2016

Filed:

Jul 30, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/814419

Inventors:

- Los Angeles CA, US
Thomas Michael Schurman - Woodland Hills CA, US
Justen Lee Harper - Turlock CA, US

International Classification:

G01N 23/223
G06Q 30/06
H04W 24/08
H04W 4/04
H04W 4/02

Abstract:

A handheld x-ray fluorescence (XRF) device may include communication circuitry for communicating over a network. In some embodiments information related to sale and/or pricing of material identified by the XRF device is communicated by and/or to the XRF device. In some embodiments the XRF device communicates information regarding rental of the XRF device. In some embodiments the XRF device may be used to ascertain whether an item, for example an item of evidence or a particular item in a manufacturing environment, includes a material composition expected for the item, and in some embodiments storing or logging a result of such a determination.