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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8139223 | Transmission optical system A transmission optical system includes a plurality of imaging optical systems arranged apart from each other, forming successively the image of an object to be projected so a real image of either a two-dimensional or a three-dimensional object can be observed at the... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8064060 | Outboard optical cable sensor system and method A plurality of optical sensors are mounted to a housing made of optically conductive material. The housing seals the optical sensors from a water-filled tube which extends through said housing. The optically conductive material provides optical coupling with the wat... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7957001 | Wavelength-modulation spectroscopy method and apparatus In one embodiment of the spectroscopy method, the method comprises the steps of modulating the wavelength of a monochromatic radiation at a modulation amplitude and a modulation frequency; determining a first variable representative of an absorbance of an analyte in... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7911614 | Non-contact measurement probe The non-contact measurement probe is capable of dimensional measurement of a workpiece while it is being machined, and reporting dynamic error for real-time compensation by the machining tool. Measurement includes diameter and roundness of the workpiece. The measure... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7796261 | Spectrophotometer A spectrophotometer (2) comprising a source of radiation (6), preferably optical radiation, disposed to emit radiation at a plurality of wavelengths towards a sample in a sample holder (4) and a detection arrangement 8 for detecting the r... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7362422 | Method and apparatus for a downhole spectrometer based on electronically tunable optical filters The present invention provides an apparatus and method for high resolution spectroscopy (approximately 10 picometer wavelength resolution) using a tunable optical filter (TOF) for analyzing a formation fluid sample downhole and at the surface to determine formation ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358476 | Sensing photons from objects in channels A fluidic structure includes a channel and along the channel is a series of sensing components to obtain information about objects traveling within the channel, such as droplets or other objects carried by fluid. At least one sensing component includes a set of cell... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7330262 | Methods and apparatus for determining the content materials of a liquid employing a piston movable within a measuring chamber The contents of a liquid medium are determined using a light source and an optical detector, for example a spectrometer. A longitudinally displaceable piston sucks the medium into a cylindrical glass measuring chamber and evacuates the liquid from the chamber. At le... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324203 | Method and apparatus for optical detection for multi-phase combustion systems A method for in-situ monitoring of an emission product includes transmitting a light, tuning the light to a first wavelength, receiving the light at a second location, varying the light from the first wavelength to a second wavelength during a first period, measurin... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319524 | Air purged optical densitometer An advanced gas purged optical densitometer that significantly decreases the likelihood of optical component contamination and unstable optical path reduction includes an optical emitter, an optical receiver, and an optical path purge device. The optical emitter emi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311849 | Control device for the separate collection of blood components in output from a blood centrifugation cell The invention provides a control device for the separate collection of blood components in output from a blood centrifugation cell. The control device comprises: a support which comprises a recess for containing a duct; a visible-light emitter with a corresponding r... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304285 | Method and system for shaping a spatial response of a spatial filter A spatial filter includes a number of photodetectors that generate individual signals in the time domain. The individual signals are subsequently divided and grouped to create the I and Q channels output from the spatial filter. Prior to the formation of the I and Q... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7302289 | Readable probe array for use A disposable high density optically readable polydeoxynucleotide array with integral fluorescence excitation and fluorescence emission channels is described. The compact array size allows integration into several types of interventional devices such as catheters, gu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290849 | Ink jet printer An ink jet printer having: a main tank to store ink; a recording head to form an image on a recording medium by jetting the ink from a nozzle; an ink supply path to supply the ink to the recording head from the main tank; a sub tank to temporarily store the ink supp... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7291824 | Photosensing throughout energy range and in subranges An integrated circuit (IC) includes a photosensor array, some cells of which are reference cells that photosense throughout an application's energy range, while other cells of which are subrange cells that photosense within respective subranges. For example, the sub... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7274443 | Corrosion monitoring system, optical corrosion probe, and methods of use Optical corrosion monitoring and detection systems as well as methods to detect and monitor corrosion under process conditions and generally in real time using electromagnetic radiation, particularly light. The systems generally provide for incident light to be allo... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7271393 | UV radiation meter using visible light sensors An apparatus for quantifying irradiance has a first sensor having an output for providing a reference signal of irradiance within a first band, such as the visible light band. A filter and a second sensor are in optical series so that irradiance sensed at the second... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268352 | Apparatus and method for determining the proportion of a substance in a gas sample using an infrared measuring instrument The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for improved correction of drift in an infrared measuring instrument. The measurement signal furnished by a thermal detector is split into a direct voltage component and an alternating voltage component. By means of... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7268881 | Light scattering detector The invention concerns high sensitivity light scattering detection and its application to evaporative light scattering detection in liquid chromatography. The exemplary embodiment includes a detection cell to accept particles suspended in a gas stream and permit a p... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7262021 | Method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of microorganisms Media, kits, and methods are disclosed for use in processes requiring microbial culture. More specifically, the invention provides carrageenan-stabilized agar-based microbial culture media for kits and methods. The media and kits of the invention possess increased s... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7236248 | Optical phytoplankton discriminator An apparatus and method for analyzing liquid samples employs first and second bidirectional ports that permit liquids to be introduced to first and second liquid waveguide capillary cells at the same time. The direction of liquid flow through the apparatus and roles... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230710 | Polarization controlling fiber probe for semiconductor source spectroscopy system A semiconductor source spectroscopy system controls optical power variation of the tunable signal due to polarization dependent loss in the system and thus improves the noise performance of the system. It relies on using polarization control between the source and t... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223957 | Sensor including circuitry for recovering time-varying information and removing DC offsets An amplification circuit for implementation in sensors such as photodetectors and other devices, and related method of amplification, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the amplification circuit includes a first amplifier that receives an input signal at least indi... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221440 | System and method for controlling ink concentration using a refractometer The present invention relates to ink output in ink jet printing systems. A refractometer is used to control the concentration of inks used in continuous ink jet printers. A concentration detector measures the total amount of light reflected from a surface. Changes i... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213413 | Noninvasive measurement and control system for use in hydrocarbon processing Raman spectrometers are employed in a hydrocarbon processing plant for online measurement of at least one compositional property of a hydrocarbon stream. The Raman spectrometers can be used to control separations equipment, determine energy content, and/or determine... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214933 | Method and apparatus for a downhole fluorescence spectrometer The invention comprises an apparatus and method for simple fluorescence spectrometry in a down hole environment. The apparatus and method utilization of two UV light bulbs and an optically clear UV coupler and a fluid containment system. The optically clear UV coupl... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7180595 | Gas detection method and gas detector device A gas detector device comprises at least a VCSEL source (34, 36) and at least a light sensor (54, 56) for detecting a light beam (50, 52) having passed through a sample chamber (48) containing a given gas to be detected. The sensor is a p... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179653 | Measuring method for concentration of halogen and fluorine compound, measuring equipment thereof and manufacturing method of halogen compound The present invention provided a method for measuring a halogen gas and/or a hydrofluorocarbon for the purpose of controlling the concentration of the halogen gas and/or the hydrofluorocarbon, in a plant producing a halogen compound or a perfluorocarbon, at a predet... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176464 | Method of and apparatus for determining the amount of impurity in gas Impurity is removed from gas, the resultant gas is introduced into a cell 15, and the intensity of light transmitted through the cell 15 is measured as a reference. Gas containing impurity of which concentration is known, is introduced into the cell | 02/13/2007 |
| 7170608 | Simplified analytical apparatus for field deployable measurements of molecular absorbance and florescence The invention simplifies the apparatus for the analysis of organic and inorganic compounds in solutions and atmospheres, or particulates in atmospheres. The apparatus supports molecular fluorescence and absorption analyses of trace environmental contaminants. The de... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7154592 | Multiwavelength readhead for use in the determination of analytes in body fluids A readhead for use in the determination of the concentration of an analyte in a sample comprises a read area for receiving the sample, a light source including a plurality light emitting elements for outputting light at a plurality of wavelengths, a light guide havi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7154605 | Method for characterizing defects on semiconductor wafers A method is described for characterizing defects on a test surface of a semiconductor wafer using a confocal-microscope-based automatic defect characterization (ADC) system. The surface to be tested and a reference surface are scanned using a confocal microscope to ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151787 | Backscatter absorption gas imaging systems and light sources therefore The location of gases that are not visible to the unaided human eye can be determined using tuned light sources that spectroscopically probe the gases and cameras that can provide images corresponding to the absorption of the gases. The present invention is a light ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7115232 | Fluorescence validation microplate and method of use A fluorescence validation microplate for testing the validity of a fluorometer is provided which can efficiently and cost-effectively test fluorometers to determine linearity, alignment, reproducibility, filter integrity, and cross-talk, each of which is important t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111496 | Methods and apparatus for monitoring a mass concentration of particulate matter A particulate mass monitor includes two mass sensors, such as an optical sensor (e.g., a light scattering photometer or nephelometer) and a beta radiation attenuation sensor for substantially continuous monitoring of ambient particulate matter. During operation, the... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113286 | Apparatus and method for improved analysis of liquids by continuous wave-cavity ring down spectroscopy An apparatus and method for analyzing an impurity in a liquid. The apparatus comprises a cell coupled to a light source and a detector. The cell includes a first mirror at a first end of the cell to receive and pass the light into the cell along a longitudinal axis ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7106889 | Image analysis systems and devices for use therewith An image analysis system for automated reading of printed multi-character codes, for example on antibiotic susceptibility testing disks, makes use of an orientation means, for example an underline printed beneath the code, to bring the code or its image into canonic... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103206 | Method and apparatus for detecting doubled bills in a currency handling device A doubles detection system for detecting doubled documents. The system comprises one or more light sources disposed on a first side of a test document and one or more reflected light sensors disposed along the first side of the test document. The reflected light sen... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7087732 | Nucleotides and analogs having photoremovable protecting groups A synthetic strategy for the creation of large scale chemical diversity. Solid-phase chemistry, photolabile protecting groups, and photolithography are used to achieve light-directed spatially-addressable parallel chemical synthesis. Binary masking techniques are ut... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7068362 | Expendable beam transmissometer The present invention provides apparatus for a beam transmissometer. In an embodiment, the beam transmissometer includes a LED signal source, collimating apparatus, a retroreflector that directs the projected beam, imaging apparatus that directs the beam onto a dete... | 06/27/2006 |
