Inventor

Robert F Borkenstein

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Year range

1958

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Years active

1958

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1958

Domains

consumer_electronicsmechanical

Activity by decade

1950s

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1 patents, in 1958

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How the Breathalyzer Measures Alcohol in Your Breath

A 1954 invention by Robert Borkenstein that uses a chemical reaction to estimate the amount of alcohol in a person's blood by testing their breath.

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