Doctor Whose Homes Were Searched in Anthrax Probe Patented Attack-Surveill

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Doctor Whose Homes Were Searched in Anthrax Probe Patented Attack-Surveillance System


DOVER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - The bioterrorism expert whose homes were raided by FBI agents investigating the anthrax attacks had sought a patent for a system to identify chemical and biological strikes in September 2001.
Dr. Kenneth M. Berry filed a provisional patent for the system in October 2000 and filed the actual patent application just days after the first anthrax letters were mailed. He touted the system as an effective way to respond to bioterrorism attacks.

"In an era where chemical, biological or nuclear attacks at one or more locations either globally or within a country are possible, it is desirable to have a surveillance system capable of locating and identifying the type of attack so that a rapid response can be initiated," according to a description of the invention.

Berry has not been connected to the attacks, and he told police that he had nothing to do with anthrax, Point Pleasant Beach Police Chief Daniel DePolo said in a news conference Friday.

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBGYAAVKXD.html


.....first news post, I hope I got it right.

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1. you got it right - interesting and bizarre - welcome to DU! nt