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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8013304 | Image alignment and trend analysis features for an infrared imaging system In one embodiment, a thermographic imaging device having a visual compare mode that allows a user to compare a live image of a subject to a previously captured image of the same subject to aid the user in aligning the live image with the previously captured image. I... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7807971 | Measurement of moisture in composite materials with near-IR and mid-IR spectroscopy A method of determining moisture content of a composite material includes providing composite material standards with moisture content, collecting infrared spectra on the composite material standards, calibrating the infrared spectra to the moisture content, providi... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7772557 | Offset compensation scheduling algorithm for infrared imagers A method of scheduling offset compensation for an infrared (IR) imaging system to maintain good image quality. The method includes a scheduling algorithm for automatic offset compensation. The scheduling algorithm automatically adjusts periods between offset compens... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7750301 | Microbolometer optical cavity tuning and calibration systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed herein, as an example, to provide microbolometer resonant cavity tuning techniques and calibration techniques in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. For example, in accordance with one embodiment, a met... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7436500 | Near infrared chemical imaging microscope A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near infrared radiation wavelength and light in the visible wavelength. A multi... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7373256 | Method for the identification of molecules and biomarkers using chemical, biochemical and biological data This invention pertains generally to the field of multivariate statistics, and in particular to new methods for the analysis (e.g., chemometrics) of chemical, biochemical, and biological data, including, for example, spectral data, including but not limited to nucle... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365328 | Dispersive near-infrared spectrometer with automatic wavelength calibration A dispersive, diffraction grating, NIR spectrometer that automatically calibrates the wavelength scale of the instrument without the need for external wavelength calibration materials is shown. The device shows: 1) a low power He—Ne laser at right angles to the so... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363301 | Database aggregation query result estimator Aggregation queries are performed by first identifying outlier values, aggregating the outlier values, and sampling the remaining data after pruning the outlier values. The sampled data is extrapolated and added to the aggregated outlier values to provide an estimat... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359804 | System and method for calibrating remote emissions sensing instruments A system and method is provided for obtaining calibration curves for CO and CO2 during laboratory calibration of one or more remote emissions sensing (RES) instruments, and for self-calibration of on-road RES instruments to compensate for changes in backg... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351954 | Method and apparatus for detecting gas concentration with infrared absorption characteristics A method and an apparatus for detecting gas concentration with infrared absorption characteristics have the function of automatic calibration. The function of automatic calibration is accomplished in such a manner that a reference chamber filled with CO2 ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342221 | Radiation image pick-up device, radiation image pick-up method, and image pick-up system A plurality of correction images are obtained while changing the radiation energy of an incident radiation in the absence of an object. Subsequently, an object image is obtained in the presence of the object by emitting the radiation to the object. Then, the object ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339169 | Sample rotating turntable kit for infrared spectrometers An infrared spectrometer sample rotating turntable kit has a rotatable sample cup containing the sample. The infrared spectrometer has an infrared spectrometer probe for analyzing the sample and the rotatable sample cup is adapted to receive the infrared spectromete... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339168 | System and method for detecting water vapor within natural gas A system and method are disclosed for the detection of water vapor in a natural gas background. The system includes a light source operating in a wavelength range such as, 1.877-1.901 μm, 2.711-2.786 μm, or 920-960 nm, passes through the natural gas to be detected... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333919 | Perturbation detection A method for detecting perturbation of a physical system from a reference state associated with a reference parameter (ω0) to a perturbed state associated with a perturbed parameter (ω) includes firstly deriving the reference parameter (ω0).... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325971 | Method and apparatus for locating hydrocarbon deposits A method and apparatus for locating hydrocarbon deposits includes temperature 16 sensor for measuring earth surface temperature at each of a plurality of locations, and a solar absorption sensor 14 for measuring the absorption coefficient of the earth'... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321425 | Sensor and methods for measuring select components in sheetmaking systems A sensor for measuring at least selected component in a composition can include: (a) a broadband light source, (b) an acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF), (c) means for generating a beam of light from the light source and directing the beam of light at the AOTF wher... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321791 | Spectral imaging of deep tissue Apparatus and methods are provided for the imaging of structures in deep tissue within biological specimens, using spectral imaging to provide highly sensitive detection. By acquiring data that provides a plurality of images of the sample with different spectral wei... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321428 | Process photometer A process photometer which includes an insulated and a non-insulated compartment. The insulated compartment is maintained at a relatively constant, elevated temperature. The radiation source, a rotatable filter wheel, a radiation detector, and a means for converting... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317516 | Near infrared chemical imaging microscope A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near infrared radiation wavelength and light in the visible wavelength. A multi... | 01/08/2008 |
| RE39977 | Near infrared chemical imaging microscope A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near infrared radiation wavelength and light in the visible wavelength. A multi... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7307257 | Method and apparatus for on-line measurement of polymer properties The invention is a method and apparatus for on-line measurement of polymer properties such as moisture content, ethylene content, Epoxidized Soy Bean Oil (ESBO) content, calcium stearate content and ethylidene norbornene (ENB) content. ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304311 | Whole printing medium evaluation method and device A method and device for evaluating a printing medium for use in a printing process, in which a set of spectral data is generated from a sample of the printing medium, and the set of spectral data is analysed. The analysis of the set of spectral data comprises detect... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7293037 | Database aggregation query result estimator Aggregation queries are performed by first identifying outlier values, aggregating the outlier values, and sampling the remaining data after pruning the outlier values. The sampled data is extrapolated and added to the aggregated outlier values to provide an estimat... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7279684 | Method using NIR spectroscopy to monitor components of engineered wood products Method of use of near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy for quantitative analysis of resin-wood composites, and methods of making engineered wood products using calibrated near infrared (NIR) spectroscopic instrumentation for quantitative analysis of resin-wood composites... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276700 | Method of analysing a pharmaceutical sample The present invention relates to a method for analysing the amount of free gas within a pharmaceutical sample. According to the invention the method comprises the following steps: providing a sample before an irradiating source; irradiating the sample with at least ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271912 | Method of determining analyte concentration in a sample using infrared transmission data A method determines an analyte concentration in a sample. The sample includes the analyte and a substance. The method includes providing absorption data of the sample. The method further includes providing reference absorption data of the substance. The method furth... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268862 | Near infrared chemical imaging microscope A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near infrared radiation wavelength and light in the visible wavelength. A multi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265350 | Integrated multi-spectral imaging systems and methods of tissue analyses using same A system is provided utilizing sensors tuned to multiple wavelength spectra for evaluating and imaging an object being monitored. The system includes, among other things, an assembly for splitting a photon beam emitted from an object being monitored into multiple in... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7253905 | Determination and correction for laser induced CCD camera degradation A process for the determination and correction of laser induced damages of the optical and electronic components within the beam path of a monitor module of a 193 nm excimer lasers is provided herein. Especially state of the art detectors like CCD cameras degrade un... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244902 | Method for classifying wine and coffee A method for classifying beverages of natural origin, such as wine or coffee. Classification is carried out by means of NIR spectroscopy and corresponding numerical-mathematical conditioning of the spectral data of the individual beverage samples, wherein respective... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243030 | Methods, systems and computer programs for deconvolving the spectral contribution of chemical constituents with overlapping signals Methods, systems and computer programs are configured to determine the presence of and/or a measurement for a plurality of constituents in a composite signal with closely correlated chemical constituents having overlapping signal lineshapes extending about a spectru... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238847 | Apparatus and method for determining and controlling the hydrogen-to-carbon ratio of a pyrolysis product liquid fraction A process and apparatus for determining the hydrogen-to-carbon ratio of the liquid fraction of a pyrolysis product by determining the hydrogen-to-carbon ratio of the pyrolysis product gas fraction and subtracting the thus determined value from the determined hydroge... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7217121 | Method and apparatus for improved process control in combustion applications This invention relates to a method and apparatus for improved process control in combustion applications, and particularly those relating to the steelmaking industry. An apparatus is provided for process control in a combustion application comprising a laser to tran... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215457 | Apparatus and methods for modulating refractive index An iono-refractive structure that includes one or more ion insertion layers having a real portion and an imaginary portion of the dielectric constant is provided. While both the real portion and the imaginary portion of the dielectric constant change, the change in ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209847 | Measuring apparatus with a validation capability of its previous calibration An improved measuring apparatus includes a calibration-related data storage section for storing calibration-related data including, at least, user identifiers for identifying users who have calibrated the apparatus, and calibration date and time data indicative of t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206701 | Systems and methods for automated quantitative analysis of digitized spectra A variety of methods and systems related to automated quantitative analyses via digital spectroscopy techniques can be used to determine the quantity of one or more analytes in a sample. A parameter file can be used to control automated analysis. Suspect conditions ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7191181 | Database aggregation query result estimator Aggregation queries are performed by first identifying outlier values, aggregating the outlier values, and sampling the remaining data after pruning the outlier values. The sampled data is extrapolated and added to the aggregated outlier values to provide an estimat... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7191037 | Method for controlling production process A method for controlling production process by performing near-infrared absorptiometric analysis by simple procedures in an accurate manner, in which control of production process step can be realized at a high accuracy by simple operation based on the thereby obtai... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181348 | Automatic identification of compounds in a sample mixture by means of NMR spectroscopy A computer implemented process for producing a representation of a reference spectrum for a hypothetical solution having a first pH condition, for use in determining the composition of a test sample, is disclosed, The process involves producing a position value for ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174672 | Method for the development of ruminant feed formulations A method that accounts for environmental factors by measuring the starch and fiber degradation characteristics of a variety of genetically different crop plants and grain from crop plants in real time to determine how the crop plants should be conserved, processed a... | 02/13/2007 |
