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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8184287 | Multiple-light-path front end for OES instrument An optical emission spectroscopic system contains multiple distinct light paths that provide increased light to a spectrometer, thereby increasing sensitivity and signal-to-noise of the system. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8018590 | Three-dimensional optical sensor and system for combustion sensing and control A system includes an optical sensor that optically measures and spatially resolves in three dimensions at least one chemical species within a flame produced by a device and a component that correlates the three dimensionally measured at least one chemical species to... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7961313 | Photoacoustic point spectroscopy A system and method are disclosed for generating a photoacoustic spectrum in an open or closed environment with reduced noise. A source may emit a beam to a target substance coated on a detector that measures acoustic waves generated as a result of a light beam bein... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7830505 | Structure for diagnosis system of reaction process The present invention relates to a spectroscopy analyzer for real-time diagnostics of process, and more particularly, to a spectroscopy analyzer for real-time diagnostics of process, in which a beam is injected to a reaction byproduct or a reactant and then an outpu... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7616305 | Analytical methods and apparatus A gaseous analyte including a small amount of a multiatomic moiety incorporating a particular isotope, such as 14CO2 is subjected to a standing optical wave at a resonant wavelength of the moiety while maintaining the moiety in an excited condi... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7480045 | Controlling pulses in optical microscopy A method for imaging a sample is described. The sample is characterized by a limit on incident optical energy absorbed over a given time period. The method includes providing at least one input optical wave that includes pulses that each have a full-width half-maxim... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7372564 | Light source A light source for an atomizing device, specifically an atom absorption spectrometer comprising one, two, or more lamps, whose ray can be selected by means of at least one two-dimensionally moveable optical selection element, and which can be directed in the directi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368710 | Sample preparation method The present invention provides a method of sample preparation for use in obtaining elemental isotope ratios of a material by accelerator mass spectrometry. The method comprises forming the material into a sample without any substantial chemical alteration of the mat... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365849 | Portable, scanning and analyzing apparatus A portable, scanning and analyzing apparatus that uses an integrated scan probe for the scanning operation is described. The integrated scanning probe is formed with a light emitting diode array light source and a photodiode detector array. After a test sample finis... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365841 | Method for analysis of a molten material, device and immersion sensor A method and device are provided for analysis of a molten material using optical emission spectrometry. The molten material may be, for example, a molten metal, such as casting iron or steel, or slag, glass, or lava. A sensitive element is used having at least one e... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361514 | System and method for gas discharge spectroscopy A system for identifying gases, the system having a plasma generator for generating a plasma using the gas to be identified and an array of detectors for detecting light emitted from the plasma. By analysing the output of the detectors, the gas can be identified. Th... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356394 | RFID vehicle management system and method This disclosure describes a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) vehicle management system and method. For example, an RFID tag may be coupled with a particular vehicle and operable to store identifying information associated with the vehicle and to automatically c... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354733 | Method for sorting and separating living cells We disclose methods of sorting or separating mixtures of living cells (e.g., eukaryotic, prokaryotic, mammalian, pathogenic, bacterial, viral, etc.). We perform our methods by activating cell-selective photophoric labels, which photosensitize and chemically reduce a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354553 | Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of elemental mercury in a gas sample An improved elemental mercury analyzer utilizes a fluorescence assembly in combination with a fluorescence quenching reduction mechanism to detect the concentration of elemental mercury within an emission gas sample, via fluorescence of the mercury within the gas sa... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7349158 | Diffraction grating-based encoded micro-particles for multiplexed experiments Microparticles 8 includes an optical substrate 10 having at least one diffraction grating 12 disposed therein. The grating 12 having a plurality of colocated pitches Λ which represent a unique identification digital code that is detected... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7330264 | Optical detection device An optical detection device for biochemically analyzing samples of microfluidic chips such as DNA chips or protein chips is provided. The optical detection device includes a light source for generating excitation light to excite a sample, a detection plate having an... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7312857 | Method and system for monitoring plasma using optical emission spectrometry A method and system are presented for monitoring the optical emissions associated with a plasma used in integrated circuit fabrication. The optical emissions may be processed by an optical spectrometer to obtain a spectrum. The spectrum may be analyzed to determine ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7282180 | Devices and methods to image objects Devices and methods for automated collection and image analysis are disclosed that enable identification or classification of microscopic objects aligned or deposited on surfaces. Such objects, e.g. detectably labeled rare target cells, are magnetically or non-magne... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280204 | Multi-spectral detector and analysis system A multi-spectral detection and analysis system detects and classifies a targeted sample. The system may include a light source that causes the targeted sample to luminesce. A light dispersion element disperses the luminescence to a photodetector in a photodetector a... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7271898 | Method and system for remote sensing of optical instruments and analysis thereof A sensor is provided for analyzing an object at a focal point of a lens. The sensor includes a focused radiant energy source directed at the lens. The focused radiant energy source transmits a first beam of energy to the lens, vaporizing a portion of the object at t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7250871 | Particulate detector An apparatus and method are provided for detecting presence in gas of transient particulate above its normal zero or acceptable level within a duct (4), said apparatus comprising at least one emitter (2) of illumination selected from infra-red, ultravi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250196 | System and method for plasma plating An exemplary system and method for plasma plating are provided to generate a deposition layer on a substrate. The method for plasma plating includes positioning a substrate within a vacuum chamber, positioning a depositant in a filament within the vacuum chamber, re... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247494 | Scanner with array anti-degradation features A reader is provided that, itself, addresses the issue of damage or degradation to arrays within the reader by virtue of air exposure. In doing so, experimental variability is reduced, and read/scan signal strength degradation is minimized for arrays/slides scanned ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242471 | Glow discharge optical emission spectrometer and glow discharge optical emission spectrometry The invention provides a glow discharge optical emission spectrometer for intermittently applying a high frequency voltage to a sample and obtaining a measured value from a spectroscope in synchronization with a timing of a unit of application during intermittent ap... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241569 | Method and a device for the evaluation of biopolymer fitness A Method for identifying one or a small number of molecules, especially in a dilution of ≦1 μM, using laser excited FCS with measuring times ≦500 ms and short diffusion paths of the molecules to be analyzed, wherein the measurement is performed in small volume ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7236270 | Method of setting reference data of shading corrections, and image reading apparatus A white reference image is inputted to an image sensor with a light source lit up, and white reference data is set every effective photosensor element by inspecting the output signals of the image sensor as to the white reference image (steps S305 and S310... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7227635 | Device and method for positioning a sample mounted on a glow discharge spectrometer This invention relates to a device and a method for positioning a sample (8) mounted on a glow discharge spectrometer (6). A sample (8) to be analyzed is mounted on the first electrode means (5) of a glow discharge spectrometer (6)... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7202170 | Method of improving etching profile of floating gates for flash memory devices A method of forming floating gates for flash memory devices. A plurality of substrates is provided, in which a film to be etched and an overlying masking pattern layer are provided overlying each substrate. Each of the films in a plasma chamber is etched in sequence... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7193705 | Method for determining atomic isotope masses A method for determining atomic isotope masses in mass spectrometry, atomic isotope ratios being determined from molecular isotope ratios measured by means of an isotope mass spectrometer—ion correction, the determination of the atomic ratios being carried out by ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190522 | Chemical synthesis using diffraction grating-based encoded optical elements An optical identification element having a synthesized chemical attached thereto includes an optical substrate having at least one diffraction grating disposed therein, the grating having a resultant refractive variation at a grating location, said grating being emb... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189437 | Mobile plating system and method An exemplary method for using a mobile plating system is provided that includes locating the mobile plating system at a desired location for plating, positioning an external vacuum pump from an interior position of a mobile storage volume of the mobile plasma platin... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184146 | Methods and apparatus for evaluating insulating glass units An apparatus and method for measuring the color and gas fill concentration of insulating glass units is disclosed. One apparatus includes a color measuring device and gas fill concentration measuring device coupled to a production line for manufacturing insulating g... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7145650 | Method of instrument standardization for a spectroscopic device In a spectroscopic process a sample for producing a test spectral line or spectrum of at least one component contained in the sample is stimulated and the transmitted and/or emitted electromagnetic rays are used to create the test spectral line or spectrum. In order... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140765 | Device and method for discrete and continuous measurement of the temperature of molten metal in a furnace or recepient for its production or treatment A device (10) for continuous measurement of the temperature of molten metal in a furnace or recipient for its production and treatment comprises a heat analysis instrument (14) placed in a lance (12) which blows inert gas and/or high-pressure co... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7133131 | Atomic absorption spectrometer An atomic absorption spectrometer is disclosed which includes a monochromater (30) and an optical path defined by a toric mirror (14), a flat mirror (16), a flat mirror (20), a flat mirror (24), a toric mirror (22) and a fur... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130044 | Atomic absorption spectrophotometer At the time of measurement of a sample, before a sample is introduced into a graphite tube, signal voltages which would be detected by a photomultiplier in connection with all programmable combinations of atomizing temperatures of a graphite tube, widths of entrance... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7126755 | Method and apparatus for labeling using diffraction grating-based encoded optical identification elements A method and apparatus for labeling an item using diffraction grating-based encoded optical identification elements 8 includes an optical substrate 10 having at least one diffraction grating 12 disposed therein. The grating 12 has one or ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7126820 | Modular platform system and apparatus A modular platform is provided. The modular platform includes a modular platform shelf configured to receive modular platform boards, and a dual plenum coupled to the modular platform shelf, the modular platform configured to couple to a plenum portion of a dual ple... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123844 | Optical computational system In optical filter systems and optical transmission systems, an optical filter compresses data into and/or derives data from a light signal. The filter way weight an incident light signal by wavelength over a predetermined wavelength range according to a predetermine... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123361 | Microplasma emission spectrometer A microplasma emission spectrometer is described that includes a chamber for confining a sample volume of gas. A microplasma source that includes a resonant antenna structure generates a microplasma in the chamber from the sample volume of gas. A RF power supply pro... | 10/17/2006 |
