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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8179533 | Sensing system and method for discriminating plant matter A sensing system comprises a light source having three or more distinct wavelengths for illuminating a plurality of distinct areas in a field of view, a sensor for measuring the reflectance of the distinct areas at each of the distinct wavelengths, and an identifier... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174700 | Portable and cartridge-based surface plasmon resonance sensing systems This specification discloses various improvements in the field of SPR sensing systems. One improvement relates to a portable SPR sensing system, e.g., a system contained within a suitcase that can be hand-carried to a monitoring site. Another improvement relates to ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8169615 | Sub-micron surface plasmon resonance sensor systems A sensor for detecting the presence of a target analyte, ligand or molecule in a test fluid, comprising a light transmissive substrate on which an array of surface plasmon resonant (SPR) elements is mounted is described. A multi-channel sensor for detecting the pres... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164754 | Immersion exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method An immersion exposure apparatus including an optical element 11, a reflective surface 42, a water repellent coating layer 43 in which peeled areas 45 and 46 are formed, a light intensity sensor 4 which detects light intensit... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164755 | Method for determining an analyte in a sample In one aspect of the invention, a method or apparatus is described for determining concentration(s) of one or more analytes in a sample using plasmonic excitations. In another aspect, a method relates to designing systems for such concentration determination, wherei... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8159676 | Ratiometric surface plasmon coupled emission detector The present invention includes methods for ratiometric detection of analytes by surface plasmon coupled emission detection that includes disposing a target on the metal layer of a surface plasmon resonance detection system; coupling a first analyte to a first fluore... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8154729 | Near field detector for integrated surface plasmon resonance biosensor applications A near-field surface plasmon detector is provided. The near-field surface plasmon detector includes one or more semiconductor layers that absorb one or more surface plasmons of thin metal films in the vicinity of the semiconductor layer. The surface plasmons are exc... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154730 | Arc flash detection method An arc flash detection method includes transmitting light via an optical fiber to a sensor and transmitting light from the sensor that includes components representative of acoustic waves and light for filtering and processing to detect an occurrence of an arc flash... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8149411 | Sensor unit for a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) unit The invention relates to a sensor unit for a Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) unit, comprising a transparent sensor structure forming at least one wall of a cavity, the wall being defined by a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface The inner surface is prov... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149408 | Device for measuring elevations and/or depressions in a surface In a device for measuring elevations and/or depressions of a flexible surface which is at least partially transmissive to light, for measurement purposes, the surface is illuminated by a fiber-optical means (3) by way of a light source (7) and the brig... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149413 | Surface plasmon resonance sensing device A surface plasmon resonance sensing device that is portable, and having the fiber sensing unit whose resonant wavelength being within the transmission range of a single-mode fiber or a multi-mode fiber, is disclosed. The disclosed sensing device comprises: a light s... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149410 | Detecting device, detecting unit substrate, detecting unit, detecting unit kit and detecting method A necessary number of metal structures including a trapping body for trapping a target substance provided on a support are one-dimensionally placed to form a transmission path of plasmon, and a signal based on the plasmon transmitted on the transmission path is dete... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149409 | Apparatus and method for on-line detecting welding part of strip There is provided an on-line detection system and method for a weld of a steel strip, which can emit a laser beam onto the surface of a steel strip moving at a high speed and measure the reflectivity of the laser beam reflecting from the same, thereby detecting the ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149412 | Dynamic detection device based on surface plasmon resonance effect A detection device based on the surface plasmon resonance effect, including a radiation emitter and a radiation detector, a fluidic substrate, a liquid crystal layer and respective control mechanism. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144329 | Low power RF tuning using optical and non-reflected power methods Aspects of the present invention include methods for controlling a plasma in a substrate processing system. One embodiment provides controlling a first set of wavelength intensities of reflected electromagnetic radiation reflected from the plasma within a chamber be... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8120776 | Measuring characteristics of ultra-shallow junctions Carrier activation and end-of-range defect density of ultra-shallow junctions in integrated circuits are determined using modulated optical reflectance signals, DC reflectances of pump or probe laser beams, and in-phase and quadrature signal processing. A method for... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8111400 | Surface plasmon resonance sensor An SPR sensor comprising a thin conducting layer comprising at least one conductive element formed on a surface of a transparent substrate, a light source that illuminates an interface between the conducting layer and the substrate, a photosensitive surface that gen... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111399 | System and method for performing photothermal measurements and relaxation compensation A device and methods for performing a photothermal measurement and relaxation compensation of a sample are disclosed. The device may include a probe beam source, a pump beam source, a sample, and a detector array. A method may include adjusting an intensity modulate... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8107082 | SPR apparatus with a high performance fluid delivery system An apparatus may include a flow cell for a surface plasmon resonance test apparatus and a fluid delivery system operatively coupled to the flow cell and configured to deliver a plurality of fluids to the flow cell substantially continuously. The fluid delivery syste... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8102533 | Total reflection illuminated sensor chip A total reflection illuminated sensor chip is employed to detect a target substance, by: supplying a sample containing the target substance onto a detecting portion formed on a surface of a dielectric prism, irradiating a measuring light beam onto the interface betw... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102534 | Plasmon tomography Plasmon energy is produced by exciting a plasmon resonance at least one excitation position on a first surface of a first material, and the plasmon energy is detected at at least one measurement position on the first surface after the plasmon energy has propagated f... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8094315 | Methods for making and using SPR microarrays An article, process, and method for surface plasmon resonance plates are described. A substrate is covered with a thin metal film onto which a second thin metal film is deposited. The surface of the second thin metal film is converted to the metal oxide which is use... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094316 | Surface plasmon resonance coupler and disperser sensor A surface plasmon resonance coupler and disperser system is provided. A sensor element includes a diffraction grating having a periodically modulated surface. A light source faces the sensor element and emits an optical wave through a collimating element, which is p... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094314 | Optical sensing based on surface plasmon resonances in nanostructures Devices and techniques for using nanostructures such as nanohole metal films to construct SPP sensors for sensing various substances. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8094317 | Plasmonic router A plasmonic router can include a first surface plasmon guide and a second surface plasmon guide. A surface plasmon can be generated in either of the plasmon guides. Each plasmon guide has an energy barrier, which can be selectively decreased to allow selective propa... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8089630 | Spectral near-field optical tomography A method and computer program product for imaging an object are disclosed. The object is illuminated with an electromagnetic wave, characterized by a spectrum of illuminating wavevectors. Electromagnetic waves scattered by the object are detected, and are characteri... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085405 | Detecting element, and target substance detecting device and method of detecting target substance using the same A detecting element used for a detecting device for detecting a target substance in a sample by utilizing plasmon resonance. The detecting element includes a substrate and a plurality of metal members provided on the substrate, the metal member constituting a column... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8077318 | Apparatus for manufacturing carbon nanotubes An apparatus for manufacturing carbon nanotubes includes an observation device, a work stage, a laser device, and a lighting device. The observation device includes an observation tube, an observation window arranged on the top of the observation tube, a first half-... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8072606 | Fiber-optic localized plasmon resonance sensing device and system thereof The present invention discloses a fiber-optic localized plasmon resonance (FO-LPR) sensing device and a sensing system thereof, the FO-LPR sensing system includes a light source, a FO-LPR sensing device and a detector, and the light source provides a light beam ente... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8072605 | Method and apparatus for determining quality of fruit and vegetable products A method for determining the quality and ripeness of fruit and vegetable products includes the steps of irradiating a fruit or vegetable product with radiating light; measuring the absorbance of the product at the wavelengths of 670 nm and 720 nm; determining the di... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8068228 | In-plane optical metrology A structure that is located adjacent to a measurement target on a substrate is used to convert incident radiation from an optical metrology device to be in-plane with the measurement target. The structure may be, e.g., a grating or photonic crystal, and may include ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8068229 | Optofluidic devices An optofluidic device forming a liquid grating, a liquid detector or a liquid emitter and method(s) of operation. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8049896 | Detecting element, detecting device, and method of producing the detecting element A detecting element for detecting a target substance in a sample includes a substrate having a pore, in which a thickness direction of the substrate corresponds to a depth direction of the pore, and plurality of metal structures disposed in the pore. The plurality o... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8045169 | Method and device for measuring reflected optical radiation The present invention provides an optics assembly, a reflectometer, and a diagnostic device for providing quantitative measurement of optical radiation reflected from a sampling area on an assay matrix. The reflectometer includes an optical radiation source and a de... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045168 | Apparatus and method for analysing the composition of crop in a crop-conveying machine An apparatus is provided for analysing the composition of crop in a crop-conveying machine, such as a harvesting machine. The crop in the machine is conveyed along a crop movement path, whereof a portion is illuminated by a light source (23). A camera (24 | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045170 | Light scattering property measurement method Methods (300, 1000) of determining a light scattering property of a medium (152), are disclosed. The medium (152) is illuminated through a test pattern (e.g., 155, 510), the test pattern (155, 510) comprising at least one region co... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045172 | Method and apparatus for determining the concentration of a substance in a liquid In a method for determining the concentration of at least one substance in a liquid the liquid is applied onto a test strip containing at least one test zone, wherein an optical sensor arrangement is moved step-by-step in a first direction over the surface of the te... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045173 | Adaptive linear filter for real time noise reduction in surface plasmon resonance systems A method for linear filtering of noise in a SPR sensorgram generated from a surface plasmon resonance apparatus is provided. The method includes providing a linear filter of variable length to filter an output signal in the sensorgram. The method further includes de... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8045171 | Inspection chip producing method and specimen detecting method A method of producing an inspection chip includes a microstructure producing step of producing a microstructure where metallic portions having dimensions permitting excitation of surface plasmons are formed and distributed on one surface of a substrate, a specimen a... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8040519 | Biological optical measurement apparatus A biological optical measurement apparatus including an applied unit having plural light irradiating probes for irradiating an object with light and plural light detecting probes for detecting light returning from the object, and worn by the object, a measuring unit... | 10/18/2011 |
