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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7230701 | Compact spectroscopic ellipsometer The invention concerns an ellipsometer comprising: a source (2) capable of emitting a broadband ray (4), a polarizer (10) for producing a polarised incident beam (12) adapted to illuminate a sample (16) according to at least a sele... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230691 | Photometer A photometer includes a spectrometer that extracts a component of a predetermined wavelength band from incident light, a coupler that branches the predetermined wavelength band component into a first direction and a second direction, an optical switch that includes ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230690 | Color measurement feature for information handling system enclosure A method and apparatus for ensuring consistency of color and cosmetic appearance of injection molded parts used in the fabrication of enclosures for information handling systems. A sample of polymer material having a texture and color in accordance with a predetermi... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230699 | Sample orientation system and method Disclosed is a system comprising a stage with “X”, “Y” and “Z” translation and “X”, “Y” and optionally “Z” axes rotation capability, in combination with interrogation and monitoring means which act in functional combination to orient the surf... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227163 | Product inspection system and a method for implementing same An inspection system and a method for using the inspection system, wherein the inspection system includes a collimated light source defining a source optical path, the collimated light source being operable to cause a collimated light beam to propagate along the sou... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226562 | Liquid analysis cartridge The present invention provides an apparatus and method for storing a particle-containing liquid. The storage apparatus comprises a microfluidic convoluted flow channel having a plurality of particle capture regions. The storage channel is preferably an isotropic spa... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227113 | Confocal laser scanning microscope A confocal laser scanning microscope acquires confocal images of a sample. The microscope is provided with an optical-microscope optical system which acquires non-confocal images of the sample by detecting measurement light coming from the sample. The optical-micros... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227623 | Method and apparatus for standardization of a measuring instrument A method, a portable device and a measuring instrument for standardization of a satellite measuring instrument to a corresponding master measuring instrument are disclosed. The portable device includes a device for containing a reference material, and an information... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227625 | Meteorological observation LIDAR system A lidar system for meteorological observation, in which pulsed laser light having a prescribed central frequency is emitted from a laser device and reflected light thereof is observed, includes: a spectral analyzer for spectrally analyzing reflected light for observ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227637 | Measurement system with separate optimized beam paths The subject invention relates to a broadband optical metrology system that segregates the broadband radiation into multiple sub-bands to improve overall performance. Each sub-band includes only a fraction of the original bandwidth. The optical path—the light path ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227126 | Light detection device A microplate reader includes a light emitting portion for irradiating each of a plurality of test samples with excitation light, a light receiving portion for receiving return light from each of the test samples, an XY stage for moving the light emitting portion and... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228295 | Methods for selecting, developing and improving diagnostic tests for pregnancy-related conditions Decision-support systems, such as neural networks, for assessing the risk of delivery within a predetermined time or the likelihood of preterm delivery are provided. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224454 | Apparatus and process for analyzing a stream of fluid An analyzing probe for insertion into numerous different environments to determine at least one characteristic of particulate matter suspended in a fluid stream of a test sample. Preferably, the analyzing probe includes a minimal amount of optical elements such as l... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223363 | Method and system for microfluidic interfacing to arrays A method and system for providing a fluidic interface to slides bearing microarrays of biomolecules or other samples immobilized thereon to perform a variety of chemical reactions or processing steps on the slide. An interface device seals against the slide to form ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223609 | Arrays for multiplexed surface plasmon resonance detection of biological molecules Arrays are provided for multiplexed evanescent scanning by allowing for high-contrast Surface Plasmon Resonance images thereof. The arrays target features are typically biopolymeric in nature, though they may be any sort of chemical or ligand. The type of scanning i... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222546 | Method and apparatus for sediment characterization A method for characterizing contaminants within sediment comprising positioning a sampler in a continuous manner within the sediment, exposing the sampler to the sediment for a dwell time, retrieving the sampler, and analyzing the sampler. The sampler is exposed to ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224470 | Method and apparatus for measuring surface configuration A method of measuring the surface configuration of a liquid surface, e.g. to measure surface tension. Liquid samples are confined in wells, e.g. of a multi-well microtitle plate, and a light beam is passed through the sample offset from the centre of the well. The i... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224825 | Detecting and identifying hazardous substances contained in mail articles A method and computer program product are described for detecting and identifying airborne particular matter comprising a plurality of particles. The backscatter induced by each of the particles under a light source is measured to determine a backscatter value for e... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221459 | Method and system for interferometric height measurement The invention relates to an interferometric method for measuring a height of a first region on a first surface, the first surface having first areas having first optical properties and second areas having second optical properties, the method comprising the steps of... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221453 | Optical apparatus Various optical apparatus provide a source of parallel light (7, 75). The parallel light (7, 75) is generally achieved by directing an incident beam at the apex of a prism (1, 22, 24, 26, 28). The prism may have varying configurations. One confi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221457 | Imaging platform for nanoparticle detection applied to SPR biomolecular interaction analysis A flow imaging system is used to implement surface plasmon resonance (SPR) detection to study bio-molecular interactions. The flow imaging system is used to capture SPR absorption spectra of large numbers of objects, where each object includes both a metal film capa... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221985 | On-screen calibration system and operating method thereof An on-screen calibration system for disc drives and the operating method thereof. The calibration system includes an autocollimator detecting the inclined angle of the stage of a disc drive. A control module is connected to the on-screen display module and a bar cod... | 05/22/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7217937 | Automatic identification of suspended particles The present invention relates to the automatic analysis and identification of different species of particles in a liquid sample using both fluorescent tagging and magnification techniques. A light source at a first wavelength is used to induce the tagged particles t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218397 | Methods and systems for counting particles and sensing water A system (20) for sampling a non-aqueous liquid comprises an optical particle counter (1) and a water sensor (2). ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218810 | Biochemical assay detection in a liquid receptacle using a fiber optic exciter Biochemical assays that are performed in cuvettes and in the wells of multi-well plates and that utilize excitation and light emission as labels for detection are enhanced by an illumination and detection system that supplies excitation light through an optical fibe... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218656 | Control of spectral content of a laser diode light source In one exemplary embodiment, apparatus is provided with a plurality of laser diodes, sensing means and control means. During normal operation, the laser diodes produce a mixed light. The sensing means measures light that is output by the laser diodes; and the contro... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215426 | Dark box apparatus for fluoroscopy, fluoroscopy system, and fluoroscopy method Noise in a fluorescence image acquired during fluoroscopy is eliminated to present a clear fluorescence image, and the relative positional relationship between the fluoroscopy unit and the specimen can be recognized even while fluoroscopy is in progress. A dark box ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215428 | Absorption spectroscopy apparatus and method An absorption spectroscopy apparatus including a sample cell having a central axis, and a side wall coaxially positioned about the axis. The side wall defines a generally circular cross-section of the cell as taken along a plane extending perpendicular to the axis, ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7215424 | Broadband ellipsometer or polarimeter system including at least one multiple element lens Quasi-achromatic multi-element lens(es) which are precisely mounted with respect to one another in a tubular mounting fixture, and the application thereof in focusing, (and optionally re-colliminating), a spectroscopic electromagnetic beam into a very small, chromat... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7214541 | Variable rate particle counter and method of use A variable rate particle counter for adjusting the volumetric delivery rate of fluid to a flow cell based upon an initial particle count rate in order to effectively “tune” the final dilution of sample sheath flow to the particle concentration of the sample. A s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215420 | Optical method and apparatus for determining status of agricultural products A spectroscopic method, preferably Raman scattering, is used to rapidly determine the general health or stress status of living plants and plant products, including agricultural crops, forests, and harvested fruits and vegetables. In the preferred embodiments, carot... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215423 | Control of beam spot size in ellipsometer and the like systems System and methodology for controlling a beam spot size where it impinges onto a sample, and/or discriminant selection and analysis of data from detector elements in a two dimensional detector array which correspond to identified regions on a sample. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212338 | Arrangement for illumination and/or detection in a microscope A laser scanning microscope comprises at least one selectively switchable micro-mirror arrangement (DMD) in the illumination beam path and/or detection beam path which is used for the wavelength selection of dispersively divided illumination and/or object light such... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212128 | Mobile health and life signs detector A life detector adapted to be used to determine whether an organism or part thereof suits a life condition predefined by a set of ranges, each for a physiological parameter and each characterizing this life condition. The detector comprises a sensor unit adapted to ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209231 | Optical detection of particles in a liquid medium Particles in a liquid medium are detected by directing a source of laser light through a container containing a liquid sample with a concentration of microscopic particles in suspension. An optical detector located off the optical axis receives scattered light from ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209223 | Optical device for measuring optical properties of a sample and method relating thereto A device and method for measuring optical properties of a sample are provided. The device comprises a housing surrounding a flow-through flow-cell having a sample inlet positioned proximate to a first end of the flow-cell and a sample outlet positioned proximate to ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205518 | Method and arrangement for focusing in an optical measurement A method and arrangement for focus detection in an optical measuring apparatus. The invention is applicable to focus detection for measuring biological or chemical samples or for compiling an image. The position of a focus for an objective lens in a microscope can b... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205561 | Media sensor apparatus using a two component media sensor for media absence detection An imaging apparatus includes a media support surface. A light source and a light detector are positioned in relation to a reflective surface such that when a sheet of print media covers the reflective surface, a reflected specular light component of a light beam is... | 04/17/2007 |
