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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120126142 | FLUORESCENT ANALYSIS METHOD Disclosed is a fluorescent analysis method whereby the throughput in DNA sequence analysis or the like can be improved. The method comprises irradiating a substrate, which carries biological molecules such as oligonucleotides immobilized thereon, with light for fluoresc... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120126143 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING OPTICAL MICROCAVITY BY LIGHT EMITTING DIODE An optical cavity mode apparatus comprising at least one microresonator; a light emitting diode for supplying light irradiation to the microresonator to stimulate the excitation level of the microresonator; and an optical detector to obtain spectra of the microresonator... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128264 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF OPTICAL IMAGING FOR TARGET DETECTION IN A SCATTERING MEDIUM A method for enhancing contrast in fluorescence imaging is provided. The method comprises providing a patterned illumination source for illuminating one or more regions corresponding to a scan step, scanning at least a portion of a surface of a subject using a plurality... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120127440 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR PROJECTION LITHOGRAPHY An optical assembly for projection lithography has an optical component to guide imaging or illumination light. The optical component has a reflective substrate that contains a fluorescent component. An excitation light source is used to produce fluorescence excitation ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129190 | ENSEMBLE-DECISION ALIQUOT RANKING Provided herein, among other aspects, are methods and apparatuses for ranking aliquots from a suspension containing bioparticles. In certain embodiments, the bioparticles may be cells, organelles, proteins, DNAs, debris of biological origin, microbeads coated with biolo... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120126141 | SURFACE COATING FOR INSPECTION A method of inspecting an article, comprising applying an organic liquid substance over at least a portion of the article to be inspected so as to form a surface layer thereon, wherein said surface layer is luminescent. The article is irradiated with the surface layer t... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120104280 | METHOD OF FLUORESCENT MEASUREMENT OF SAMPLES, AND DEVICES THEREFROM The invention provides a method and device for fluorescent measurement of a sample. The method includes impinging an incident beam having an excitation wavelength and a focus diameter on the sample to yield a laser spot that defines sample volume. The laser spot is disp... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104281 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND LUMINESCENT MARKER FOR IMPROVED DIFFUSE LUMINESCENT IMAGING OR TOMOGRAPHY IN SCATTERING MEDIA A method and system for luminescence molecular imaging or tomography of a region of interest in a scattering medium is disclosed. The system comprises a non-linear luminescent marker material arranged in the scattering medium. Contrast and resolution of the imaging or t... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105827 | COMBINED RAMAN AND IR FIBER-BASED SENSOR FOR GAS DETECTION A double-pass fiber-optic based spectroscopic gas sensor delivers Raman excitation light and infrared light to a hollow structure, such as a hollow fiber waveguide, that contains a gas sample of interest. A retro-reflector is placed at the end of this hollow structure t... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107960 | NONLINEAR LUMINESCENT MOLECULE, FLUORESCENT STAIN, AND OBSERVATION METHOD(AS AMENDED) The present invention relates to a nonlinear fluorescent molecule that generates a nonlinear fluorescence reaction by incidence of excitation light. This nonlinear fluorescence molecule includes donors and, and an acceptor that is coupled to the donors and. As the donor... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120080614 | PHOTOLYTICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY STABLE MULTILAYER STRUCTURE FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY ELECTROMAGENTIC ENERGY CONVERSION AND SUSTAINED SECONDARY EMISSION A multilayer structure for authentication that includes an energy conversion layer, at least one stability enhancement layer and at least one optical variable element is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of creating and using the inventive multilayer structure for u... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080613 | Photolytically and Environmentally Stable Multilayer Structure for High Efficiency Electromagnetic Energy Conversion and Sustained Secondary Emission A multilayer structure for sustained conversion of a primary electromagnetic radiation into another electromagnetic radiation characterized by a spectrum of a higher average wavelength is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of creating and using the inventive multilay... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080615 | PHOTOLYTICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY STABLE MULTILAYER STRUCTURE FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY ELECTROMAGENTIC ENERGY CONVERSION AND SUSTAINED SECONDARY EMISSION A multilayer structure for use in authentication that includes an energy conversion, at least one stability enhancement layer and at least one blocking layer is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of creating and using the inventive multilayer structure for use in aut... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120080616 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MULTI-PHOTON FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM BIOLOGICAL TISSUE A device for multi-photon fluorescence microscopy for obtaining information from biological tissue is provided. The device comprising a laser unit for generating an excitation radiation, an optical unit which is formed to focus the excitation radiation for generating an... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120069332 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RAMAN, FLUORESCENCE, LITHOGRAPHIC, STIMULATED EMISSION AND PHOTOCHEMICAL IMAGING BEYOND THE DIFFRACTION LIMIT Systems and methods for hyper-resolution beyond the diffraction limit of optical microscopes for applications in spectroscopy, absorption and lithographic photochemical patterning are described. These systems are based on interference of a pump pulse and a Stokes laser ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120050526 | METHOD FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE JUDGMENT OF PEARL QUALITY The present invention relates to a method for non-destructive judgment of pearl quality by measuring the ultraviolet-visible reflectance spectrum and/or ultraviolet-visible fluorescence spectrum of a pearl or pearl shell to be inspected and comparing the values obtained... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120049085 | DEFECT INSPECTION AND PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM A system for defect detection and photoluminescence measurement of a sample may include a radiation source configured to target radiation to the sample. The system may also include an optics assembly positioned above the sample to receive a sample radiation. The system ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120050734 | INVERSE-FLUORESCENCE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY A method is disclosed for analyzing particles or biomolecules in a liquid sample, including: detecting a signal and fluctuations in the signal from a detection volume in the sample; wherein the signal is generated from signal-generating molecules in the medium surroundi... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120049086 | FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY CORRECTION METHOD, FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY CALCULATION METHOD, AND FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY CALCULATION DEVICE AND FLUORESCENCE INTENSITY CORRECTION PROGRAM A fluorescence intensity correction method including: receiving fluorescence emitted from fluorescent pigments, collecting detected values from each light detector, and obtaining a fluorescence spectrum of each fluorescent pigment as one spectrum group; separating the o... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053876 | AUTOMATED TIRE INSPECTIONS UTILIZING FLUORESCING NANO-PARTICLES Methods and systems are provided for monitoring a structural health of an object. A state of fluorescence of at least one particle associated with the object is identified, and a structural health parameter associated with the object is determined based on the identifie... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120049088 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIA FOR HYPERSPECTRAL EXCITATION-RESOLVED FLUORESCENCE TOMOGRAPHY An exemplary method, system, and computer-accessible medium can be provided for generating three-dimensional image information associated with a fluorescence-exhibiting arrangement within a sample. For example, it is possible to generate a first electro-magnetic radiati... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120049087 | SIMULTANEOUS ORTHOGONAL LIGHT SHEET MICROSCOPY AND COMPUTED OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY An apparatus for and method of performing orthogonal light sheet microscopy (OLM) and computer optical tomography (COT) simultaneously in a single device are provided. The dual-mode imaging microscope allows for the use of both OLM and COT in a single instrument. This d... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120043478 | Fluorescent Estimating Apparatus, Fluorescent Estimating Method, and Fluorescent Measuring Apparatus This invention provides a technique for efficiently estimating spectral radiance factors of fluorescence of a sample. To this end, for a sample which contains a fluorescent substance, first spectral reflectance data and second spectral reflectance data are obtained by m... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120043479 | Normalization of Biomolecules The present disclosure provides systems and methods for normalization of multiple samples, including DNA samples. The subject invention allows for decreased human error, decreased ergonomic concerns, and an increase in throughput. The subject invention provides systems ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120043477 | Method for Detecting Drag Reducer Additives in Gasoline A method for detecting polymer-based drag reducer additives in gasoline. One embodiment of the invention is a method for detecting the concentration of polymer-based drag reducer additives in gasoline, the method including the following: (a) placing a gasoline sample in... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120038905 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE OPTICAL ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTS The invention relates to an optical analysis method for distinguishing a substance (2) present on a substrate such as an object or a document, wherein said method includes the step (a) of illuminating said substrate with a primary light beam selected in order to ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120037818 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIA FOR OBTAINING THREE-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION FROM TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLUORESCENCE EMISSION DATA Exemplary embodiments of a computer-accessible medium, method and system for providing information are provided. A first detection arrangement can be provided which can be configured to detect electro-magnetic radiations from a fluorescent particle(s) in a portion of a ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035360 | DUAL-COLOR IMAGING METHOD OF SODIUM/CALCIUM ACTIVITIES USING TWO-PHOTON FLUORESCENT PROBES AND PREPARATION METHOD OF TWO-PHOTON FLUORESCENT PROBES Provided are a method for dual-color imaging of sodium/calcium activities using a two-photon fluorescent probe and a method for preparing the two-photon fluorescent probe. The disclosed two-photon fluorescent probe for detecting calcium ions near the cell membrane react... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120032093 | TAGGED SCALE INHIBITOR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF INHIBITING SCALE Scale inhibitor compositions and methods of inhibiting scale formation generally include a tagged scale inhibiting (co)polymer including at least one scale inhibiting moiety and an imidazole moiety. The imidazole moiety fluoresces at a wavelength of about 424 nm and can... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120032095 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING PHARMACEUTICALS IN A SAMPLE A method and apparatus for measuring a vitamin K antagonizing anticoagulant present in a sample (116), arranged to: irradiate (304) the sample (116) with light from a light source (114) for exciting the anticoagulant through its absorption of... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034702 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING FLUORESCENCE IN LIQUIDS A method of measuring the fluorescence of a fluorescent marker compound dissolved or dispersed in a bulk material includes: (a) measuring a characteristic of the fluorescence of a mixture of said bulk material and said fluorescent marker compound; (b) quenching the fluo... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120032094 | PROCESSING A FLUORESCENCE IMAGE BY FACTORIZING INTO NON-NEGATIVE MATRICES A method for locating at least one fluorescent tag in a scattering medium, wherein: a) at least one tag is introduced into the medium, b) a fluorescence image is performed by an infrared excitation of the medium along a first axis, the image including a fluorescence com... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120025101 | METHOD OF DECOMPOSING CONSTITUENTS OF A TEST SAMPLE AND ESTIMATING FLUORESCENCE LIFETIME The present invention relates to a method of decomposition of a test sample into constituents thereof. The method proceeds by optically imaging the test sample to obtain a corresponding unknown time-domain resolved signal and decomposes the unknown time-domain resolved ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120025100 | PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENT A photoluminescence measurement system can include an optical source.... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120025099 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPECTRALLY ENCODED IMAGING A method of forming an image of a target that comprises illuminating a target with light, maneuvering an optical unit having at least one diffractive element in front of the target through a plurality of positions, capturing, during the maneuvering, a plurality of spect... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120028366 | FLOW CYTOMETER AND FLUIDIC LINE ASSEMBLY WITH MULTIPLE INJECTION NEEDLES A flow cytometer is provided which includes an interrogation flow cell and a plurality of assay fluidic lines extending into the interrogation flow cell. A method of operating such a flow cytometer includes priming the interrogation flow cell with a sheath fluid and inj... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120025098 | FLUORESCENCE DETECTION DEVICE AND FLUORESCENCE DETECTION METHOD When receiving fluorescence emitted by a measurement object irradiated with laser light emitted from a laser light source unit, a fluorescence detection device generates a modulation signal for modulating the intensity of the laser light and modulates the laser light us... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021525 | OPTICS COLLECTION AND DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Optics collection and detection systems are provided for measuring optical signals from an array of optical sources over time. Methods of using the optics collection and detection systems are also described.... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120018651 | NANOSCALE IMAGING OF MOLECULAR POSITIONS AND ANISOTROPIES A Polarization Fluorescence Photoactivation Localization Microscopy (P-FPALM) system and method are provided to simultaneously image the localizations and fluorescence anisotropics of large numbers of single molecules within a sample. The system modifies known FPALM sys... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120018356 | TITLE OF INVENTION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING PLANT MATERIAL QUALITY USING IMAGES CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT THE QUANTUM EFFICIENCY AND THE TIME RESPONSE OF THE PHOTOSYNTHTIC SYSTEM The present invention relates to a method for determining the quality of plant material by irradiating said plant material with a beam consisting of several consecutive light pulses of electromagnetic radiation comprising one or more such wavelengths, that at least a pa... | 01/26/2012 |
