Cdex, Inc. (fka CDEX)

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counterfeit prescription drugs est market worth $75 billion a year worldwide. ... fake drugs are now popping up in the United States.
August 2013

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/body/uncovering-counterfeit-medicines/

The photoelectric detection processes include Raman scattering, fluorescence and spectral reflection. The EPS system uses all three processes to generate spectral data that is then combined to derive a target signature

The disclosed embodiments also may identify counterfeit pharmaceuticals and materials. These are materials put forth to match the group provided above, but, in fact, are not those materials. Counterfeit drugs are a rising problem, with placebos being substituted for the actual drugs. The disclosed embodiments also may be used to identify counterfeit perfumes, liquors, drinks, gasoline, industrial fluids, and the like

CDEX patent application 20130120741
Inventors: POTEET; Wade M.; (Vail, AZ) ; STARZINGER; Carey W.; (Benson, AZ) ; BRUMFIELD; Jeffery K.; (Romona, CA)

May 16, 2013

http://appft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html