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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8153979 | Interference spectroscopic analysis device A device for interference spectroscopic analysis of radiation is of the interference type. The device includes at least a first reflecting layer onto which is deposited a multilayer of alternately transparent and photo-absorbing films. Each photo-absorbing layer is ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8148690 | Method and apparatus for on-line web property measurement Web measurement system monitors properties of a web during manufacture without chopping measuring radiation during web measurement. A single chop is performed at each sheet edge or every nth sheet edge to measure edge temperature and edge thermal radiatio... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8148689 | Detection of distant substances Disclosed are embodiments of methods and apparatus related to detection of substance(s) at a distance. For example, an apparatus can have a mount structure and an emitter mounted to the mount structure and configured to be trained on a target. The emitter can have a... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8101916 | Method for measuring biodiesel concentration in a biodiesel diesel oil mixture This patent presents a method for measuring the concentration of biodiesel in a homogeneous biodiesel-diesel oil mixture using mid infrared radiation for use as fabrication monitor, quality control, law enforcement and multi-fueled vehicles. The method is characteri... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8063373 | Compact near-IR and mid-IR cavity ring down spectroscopy device This invention relates to a compact cavity ring down spectrometer for detection and measurement of trace species in a sample gas using a tunable solid-state continuous-wave mid-infrared PPLN OPO laser or a tunable low-power solid-state continuous wave near-infrared ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8013303 | Mobile remote detection of fluids by a laser Apparatus for remote laser-based detection of a analyte in a remote target region; comprising a reference container for housing a reference substance identical with the analyte; a laser unit which constituted to emit a laser beam of a tuneable wavelength towards the... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7982189 | Spectrometer for fluid analysis A spectrometer includes: a lighting device (LSRC) configured to generate a light beam covering a wavelength band, a probe configured so that the light beam coming from the lighting device interacts with a fluid to be analyzed, and a spectrum analyzing device configu... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7935929 | Accessory for attenuated total internal reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy An accessory for use with a microscope arranged to carry out ATR measurements has a support (40) which can be mounted on the moveable stage of the microscope. A mounting (100) for an ATR crystal (106) is carried on the support. The accessory inc... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7868296 | Spectroscopy having correction for broadband distortion for analyzing multi-component samples A spectroscopic method and spectroscopy system therefrom for analyzing samples. A sample includes a first chemical component that has a characteristic first absorption peak is provided. The sample is irradiated in a measurement waveband proximate to the first absorp... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7868295 | Advanced calorimetric spectroscopy for commercial applications of chemical and biological sensors A chemical and biological sensor system (200) includes at least one micro-cantilever sensing element (202) and a mechanism for collecting aerosol, liquid, and solid particles, and depositing the particles as a film layer (146) on a stack (140... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7838835 | Development of disposable/sealable caps for spectroscopic probes The present invention relates to a sealable cell for measuring a liquid sample comprising a spectroscopic probe and a removable cap that can accommodate at least the head of the probe, wherein the internal wall of the cap comprises one or more grooves which are disp... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7812311 | Method and apparatus for two-dimensional spectroscopy Preferred embodiments of the invention provide for methods and systems of 2D spectroscopy using ultrafast, first light and second light beams and a CCD array detector. A cylindrically-focused second light beam interrogates a target that is optically interactive with... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7791027 | Apparatus and method providing a hand-held spectrometer According to one aspect, an IR spectrometer includes a light source adapted to illuminate a sample, a grating adapted to spectrally disperse a light that has illuminated the sample, a MEMS array adapted to be electrostatically actuated by a controller to control a d... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7781736 | Terahertz frequency domain spectrometer with controllable phase shift An apparatus for analyzing, identifying or imaging an target including an integrated dual laser module coupled to a pair of photoconductive switches to produce cw signals in the range of frequencies from 100 GHz to over 2 THz focused on and transmitted through or re... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7772556 | Detection system for detecting an analyte in a fluid medium This invention relates to a detection system for detecting an analyte in a fluid medium. The detection system comprises a substrate that provides mechanical stability and is sized and shaped to intercept an infrared beam. A reactive material is coated on the substra... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7705311 | Optical-path-difference compensation mechanism for acquiring wave from signal of time-domain pulsed spectroscopy apparatus A time-domain pulsed spectroscopy apparatus which has a pulsed laser light source; a splitting unit to split pulsed laser light; a pulsed-light emitting unit; a detector; a sample holder; and a sample-unit entrance and exit optical systems; wherein the time-domain p... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7679058 | Systems and method for predicting the lime requirement in soils Methods and systems related to soil testing are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment of a system of the present disclosure includes a calibrated near-infrared (NIR) spectrophotometer and a soil sample with an unknown value of at least one of pH and b disposed in prox... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7645991 | Method of using IR spectroscopy to determine presence of metallic material in polymer composite material An IR spectroscopic method of determining the presence or absence of metallic material embedded in polymer material including irradiating a surface of said polymer material and collecting at least one spectrum of reflected infrared energy from said surface of said o... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7629583 | Method and apparatus for analyzing a photoresist film In a method for analyzing photoresist, light having a wavelength which responds to a photoresist film is selected. The photoresist film is exposed to the selected light. Changes of components and properties of the photoresist film are analyzed while the photoresist ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7615749 | Infrared light emitting device, infrared light detecting device, time-domain pulsed spectrometer apparatus, and infrared light emitting method There is provided an infrared light emitting device that is capable of polarizing emission light without causing loss of the emission light and having a simple configuration. Included are a photoconductive layer 22 which generates optical carriers upon being ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7605370 | Microspectrometer gas analyzer A robust, compact spectrometer apparatus for determining respective concentrations or partial pressures of multiple gases in a gas sample with single as well as multiple and even overlapping, absorption or emission spectra that span a wide spectral range. ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7557348 | Method and system for imaging an object using multiple distinguishable electromagnetic waves transmitted by a source array A method and system for imaging an object includes transmitting distinguishable electromagnetic waves from a plurality of radiators of an antenna array, wherein each of the distinguishable electromagnetic waves is distinguishable from others by a detector. Each of t... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7541586 | Compact near-IR and mid-IR cavity ring down spectroscopy device This invention relates to a compact cavity ring down spectrometer for detection and measurement of trace species in a sample gas using a tunable solid-state continuous-wave mid-infrared PPLN OPO laser or a tunable low-power solid-state continuous wave near-infrared ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7507966 | Optical-path-difference compensation mechanism for acquiring wave form signal of time-domain pulsed spectroscopy apparatus A time-domain pulsed spectroscopy apparatus which has a pulsed laser light source; a splitting unit to split pulsed laser light; a pulsed-light emitting unit; a detector; a sample holder; and a sample-unit entrance and exit optical systems; wherein the time-domain p... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7482589 | Method and system for noise control in semiconductor spectroscopy system An optical power control system for a semiconductor source spectroscopy system controls power fluctuations in the tunable signal from the spectroscopy system and thus improves the noise performance of the system. This general solution has advantages relative to othe... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7440095 | Spectroscope with vignetting reduction In a spectrometer, preferably in a spectrometric microscope, input light is provided from a light source to a specimen via a source objective element (e.g., a Schwarzchild objective), and the aperture of the light source is matched to the aperture of the source obje... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7423749 | Encoded photometric infrared spectroscopy analyzer with orthogonal-encoded components An encoder spectrograph is used to analyze radiation from one or more samples in various configurations. The radiation is analyzed by spatially modulating the radiation after it has been dispersed by wavelength or imaged along a line. Dual encoder spectrographs may ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7411672 | Method and apparatus for chemical imaging in a microfluidic circuit The disclosure generally relates to a system for detecting a change in an attribute of a substance. The system may include a photon source for producing a first of a plurality of photons which interact with the substance while an attribute of the substance changes t... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7400260 | Optical system and element for detecting ice and water An optical system for detecting ice and water on the surface of an aircraft includes an elongated transparent optical element having first and second end portions. A light source and light detector are disposed in one end of the optical element and a reflective surf... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7388202 | Method and apparatus for determining an analyte concentration in a sample having interferents A method and apparatus are described that permit an analyte concentration to be estimated from a measurement in the presence of compounds that interfere with the measurement. The method reduces the error in the analyte concentration in the presence of interferents. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7375335 | Effect-particle orientation and apparatus therefor A method and apparatus for determining the effect-particle orientation in a film or coating are disclosed. The method comprises using opposing directional reflectance measurements, preferably in continuous processes and allows for an on-line evaluation system to pro... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375334 | Apparatus and method for OSL-based, remote radiation monitoring and spectrometry Compact, OSL-based devices for long-term, unattended radiation detection and spectroscopy are provided. In addition, a method for extracting spectroscopic information from these devices is taught. The devices can comprise OSL pixels and at least one radiation filter... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372626 | Device for sequential observation of samples and methods using same The invention concerns methods and devices for observing or analysing samples on a support. More particularly, it concerns a device for sequential observation of several samples arranged on a common plate (19) comprising an objective (15) for observing... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372034 | Agricultural measurement device with movable detector head A measurement device for detecting agricultural crops located within a conveyor channel. The measurement device includes a light-transmitting panel positioned adjacent to the conveyor channel and is configured to be movable between an operational position and a clea... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370525 | Inflight ice detection system A dual channel inflight ice detection system to detect ice accretion on an aircraft surface by illuminating an ice collecting surface mounted on an aircraft with linear polarized light. The backscattered light is acquired in two light conductors one with polarizatio... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365044 | Chemical for data destruction A compound and method for rendering a hard disk drive forensically unrecoverable includes a solution comprising cerium ammonium nitrate, hydrochloric acid by mass, and water. When applied to the surface of a platter, the compound sufficiently disrupts or corrupts th... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359050 | Compact triple pass hyperspectral imager A compact, triple pass hyperspectral imager (spectrometer). The hyperspectral imager (imaging system) of this invention includes an optical sub-system, a reflective slit element, a reflective dispersive element located substantially at a front plane, the front plane... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359060 | Multi-mode sampling probes An optical probe for use in infrared, near infrared, Raman, and other spectrometers includes a probe outer surface with a cavity defined therein. The probe emits light into a sample via emission locations on the probe outer surface, at least one being in the cavity.... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356053 | Mode-locked laser with variable pulse duration A pulsed, mode-locked, picosecond laser having a solid-state laser medium, a saturable absorber (SA), and a passive negative feedback (PNF) element. The SA is “slow,” having an absorption recovery time which is longer than a desired duration of an output pulse. ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352470 | Fourier transform spectrometry with a single-aperture interferometer A spectrometer that implements the functionality of a Fizeau interferometer, the spectrometer including a collection device that is configured to collect a wavefront, a deformable mirror disposed at an image plane of the collection device, the deformable mirror havi... | 04/01/2008 |
