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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090190133 | MINIATURIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light receiver... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090185167 | IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS AND METHOD An image scanning apparatus comprises a time delay integration sensor for obtaining first image information from a target and a scan device for causing relative motion between the time delay integration sensor and the target. The image scanning apparatus is characterize... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090185168 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT USING FIXED POLARIZER Optical measurement method and systems employing a fixed polarizer are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes providing at least one optical detection system having a fixed polarizer having a first type polarization; providing a first target on a substrate an... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090185169 | Monofibre Optical Meter For Chemical Measurement Apparatus for determining a parameter of a sample has an optical sensor in the form of a monofibre waveguide having a distal end coated with a film that is placed in a sample. The waveguide has an input channel connected to a radiation light source and an output channel... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090178716 | System and Method for Acoustic Focusing Hardware and Implementations The present invention is a method and apparatus for acoustic focusing hardware and implementations.... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090168051 | PARTICLE COUNTING AND DNA UPTAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION, ASSESSMENT AND FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THREATS DUE TO NEBULIZED BIOLOGICAL AGENTS The Nebulized Airborne Biohazard Stage Alert (NABSA) is a method utilizing an optical particle counter in conjunction with a fluorometer as triggers to detect and assess potential biohazard threats infused into surrounding air. In the first stage an optical particle cou... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090168053 | OPTICAL DETECTOR FOR A PARTICLE SORTING SYSTEM An optical system for acquiring fast spectra from spatially channel arrays includes a light source for producing a light beam that passes through the microfluidic chip or the channel to be monitored, one or more lenses or optical fibers for capturing the light from the ... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090168052 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED BIODETECTION A portable substance identification system and method are configured to identify at least one detection target faster and with greater accuracy than is possible using prior substance identification systems and/or prior substance identification techniques. An embodiment ... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090170149 | PHOTO-ACOUSTIC DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD An example system for detecting an analyte in a sample of a bodily fluid comprises a test chamber having at least one sidewall and configured to contain at least a portion of a bodily fluid sample, an excitation electromagnetic energy source configured to direct an ener... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090153842 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH SYSTEMATIC ERROR CORRECTION An optical measurement system and wafer processing tool for correcting systematic errors in which a first diffraction spectrum is measured from a standard substrate including a layer having a known refractive index and a known extinction coefficient by exposing the stan... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090147243 | MINIATURIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS A miniaturized spectrometer/spectrophotometer system and methods are disclosed. A probe tip including one or more light sources and a plurality of light receivers is provided. A first spectrometer system receives light from a first set of the plurality of light receiver... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090147242 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE COINCIDENT DEPOSITION, DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF THREAT AGENTS A system and method for depositing a sample of a threat agent is deposited onto a substrate. The threat agent is identified substantially coincident in time with the depositing of the sample of the threat agent onto the substrate.... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090141265 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Color of a Moving Web A method and an apparatus for measuring color of a moving web. The web is measured by reflectance measurement and transmittance measurement, wherein the reflectance measurement is carried out by illuminating a surface of the web in a measuring area, where on the other s... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090141266 | Analyzing tunable optical filters using tunable source The specification describes an optical wavelength monitor/analyzer that uses a cost effective wavelength reference source. The wavelength reference source is a nominally fixed wavelength laser with inherent tunability over a very limited wavelength range, i.e. a few nan... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090128802 | Time and Space Resolved Standoff Hyperspectral IED Explosives LIDAR Detector A system and method for standoff detection of explosives and explosive residue. A laser light source illuminates a target area having an unknown sample producing luminescence emitted photons, scattered photons and plasma emitted photons. A first optical system directs l... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090115998 | DIFFUSION MATERIAL, DIFFUSION MATERIAL EVALUATING METHOD, BLENDING METHOD FOR FINE PARTICLES IN THE DIFFUSION MATERIAL, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE DIFFUSION MATERIAL The method of evaluating a diffusion material that determines the total cross-sectional area of scattering Stotal (λ) inside the diffusion material as a total of cross-sectional areas of scattering S (λ) of respective fine particles that are determined by M... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090109423 | Dual Cavity Displacement Sensor An optical displacement sensor is disclosed comprising a beam splitter having two optically coupled and mechanically coupled optically resonant cavities. The respective cavity lengths of the optically resonant cavities are functions of an environmental stimulus. By virt... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090103082 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL DETECTION A biological and chemical detection system is provided that detects and identifies biological and/or chemical particulates of interest. The biological and chemical detection system comprises a collector, a first optical device, a second optical device and a processor. T... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090103851 | SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE FIBER SENSOR A Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) fiber sensor is disclosed, which comprises an optical fiber member and a plurality of optical fiber sensing units. Each of the plurality of the optical fiber sensing units comprises a cladding layer, a core layer, and a groove, and the ... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090101822 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING FUEL MOISTURIZATION A fuel moisturization sensor system is disclosed. The fuel moisturization sensor system includes a first light source configured for emitting light through a fuel and moisture flow path at a first wavelength, wherein the first wavelength is at least partially absorbable... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090097013 | System and method for microplate image analysis A system and a method as defined herein for scan interrogation of, for example, a label-independent-detection (LID) biosensor, such as for monitoring a surface change or an event on a biosensor for use, for example, in microplate image analysis.... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090091745 | Method and system to measure the concentration of constituent elements in an inhomogeneous material using LIBS A system and method to improve the accuracy of the measure of constituent element(s) in a sample containing domains potentially including the constituent element(s) are described herein. For each domain, the volume of the domain is estimated and the concentration of the... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090091746 | Cell analyzer and cell analyzing method The present invention is to present a cell analyzer capable of measuring cells which are approximately 20 to 100 μm in size with high precision via flow cytometry. The cell analyzer 10 comprises: a flow cell 51 in which a measurement sample including a me... | 04/09/2009 |
| 20090086191 | OPTICAL GAS DETECTOR A gas detector is provided. The gas detector includes a measurement source of optical radiation, a reference source of optical radiation, a measurement detector configured to provide an output signal indicative of a gas of interest, a reference detector configured to pr... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090086192 | Spectrum Verification Imaging System and Method A system (200) and method (800) for determining whether a sample object (203) has a color that is within a predetermined range is provided. The system (200) includes a light source (201) capable of projecting lights having different li... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090079966 | Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of an object are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the objec... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090073423 | Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics preferably are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of th... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073420 | Optical waveguide surface plasmon resonance sensor An optical waveguide SPR sensor is adapted for differential measurement. The optical waveguide SPR sensor includes a base, a bottom layer, and at least one set of optical waveguide layers. The set of the optical waveguide layers includes a measuring optical waveguide ch... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073419 | DUAL RESOLUTION, DUAL RANGE SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD A distance detecting arrangement employs at least two sensors having different ranges and resolutions of operation. Embodiments disclosed contemplate at least four modes of operation. In a first mode, only one sensor is employed. In a second mode, a longer range and low... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073421 | Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics preferably are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of th... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090073422 | Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object Color/optical characteristics measuring systems and methods are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics/elements are spaced apart from a central source fiber optic/element and received light reflected from the surface of the object is measured. Light from the perimet... | 03/19/2009 |
| 20090066936 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) HYDRODYNAMIC FOCUSING USING A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE A microfluidic device comprises inlets for a sample flow and an out-of-plane focusing sheath flow, and a curved channel section configured to receive the sample flow and out-of-plane focusing sheath and to provide hydrodynamic focusing of the sample flow in an out-of-pl... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090066934 | OPTICAL DEVICES FOR BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL DETECTION A biological and chemical detection system is provided that detects and identifies biological and/or chemical particulates of interest. The biological and chemical detection system comprises a collector, a first optical device, a second optical device and a processor. T... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090066935 | OPTICAL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME The present invention provides an optical sheet that excels in a light convergence function or a light diffusion function, has excellent brightness increase ratio in the desired angular direction, in particular the front surface direction, and greatly inhibits the side ... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090059204 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING OBJECTS USING MULTIPLE IMAGES HAVING VARYING OPTICAL PROPERTIES An automated object inspection system is presented. The inspection system includes an imaging system to produce at least two images of said object having different optical properties and an analyzer coupled to the imaging system to receive the images and to perform a va... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090059207 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING PHOTOLUMINESCENCE, ABSORPTION AND DIFFRACTION OF MICROSCOPIC OBJECTS IN A FLUID The invention relates to a device and to a method for measuring photoluminescence in a fluid present in a measurement vessel. According to the invention, the fluid in the measurement vessel simultaneously receives at least two excitation beams coming from two optical sy... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090059208 | Apparatus and method for a combined interferometric and image based geometric determination, particularly in the microsystem technology The apparatus and method according to the invention includes an objective (8) which is capable of operating basically in two different measuring modes. In a first interference mode, a measuring object (9) is interference—optically measured. In a second i... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090059332 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DUAL PATH LENGTH OPTICAL ANALYSIS OF FLUIDS DOWNHOLE A method is disclosed for changing an optical path length through a fluid downhole, comprising interspersing an optically transmissive member into a first optical path through the fluid, thereby creating a second shorter optical path through the fluid. In another embodi... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090051901 | INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC OPTICAL DEVICE FOR SUB-MICRO LITER LIQUID SAMPLE MICROSPECTROSCOPY The present disclosure relates to the fields of microchips with microfluidic optical chambers for multiplexed optical spectroscopy. Embodiments of the present invention allow for ultra small sample volume, as well as high detection speed and throughput, as compared to c... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090051902 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING LASER BEAM QUALITY A measure of the quality of a laser beam is obtained by comparing the power of a theoretical Gaussian beam through a (certain sized area) pinhole to the power of a test beam through a same sized (area) pinhole. The theoretical surrogate Gaussian beam with the same secon... | 02/26/2009 |
