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5745231 Method of fluorescence analysis comprising evanescent wave excitation and out-of-plane photodetection  
Fluorescence measuring methods and apparatus use planar optical waveguides to excite fluorescence in the evanescent field of the waveguides and photodetectors to sense the fluorescence produced....
5738997 Method of assay of enzymatic activity and apparatus therefor  
Method of assay of enzymatic activity, comprising projecting excitation light to a sample containing an enzyme, a substrate which forms a product by action of the enzyme, and a reference substance...
5731867 Analyzer for analyzing erythrocytes in urine with flow cytometry  
An analyzer for analyzing urine material components includes: a sheath flow cell for forming a sample stream containing the urine material components; a light source for illuminating the sample...
5721613 Fluorescence spectrometer  
A fluorescence spectrometer comprises a light source with a flashlamp (2), means (9) for selecting an excitation wavelength, a sample cuvette (11), means (16) for spectrally separating the...
5716850 Monitoring the colour and bitterness of beer  
A method of determining one or both of the colour and bitterness of beer by illuminating the beer with light of a pre-determined wavelength, typically 400±30 nm, to cause iso-α-acids in the beer...
5686988 Gas concentration measurement instrument based on the effects of a wave-mixing interference on stimulated emissions  
A method and apparatus for measuring partial pressures of gaseous components within a mixture. The apparatus comprises generally at least one tunable laser source, a beam splitter, mirrors, optical...
5663050 Sensor for antigen-antibody reactions  
A multi-purpose on-line or field-portable system and method for monitoring the presence and concentration of selected antigen-antibody reactions singly or in combination that result from the...
5652810 Fiber optic sensor for site monitoring  
A fiber optic sensor system for analyzing fluid systems is described which comprises a sampling probe which transmits tunable ultraviolet light to a sampling location, the probe including an...
5650846 Microcolumnar analytical system with optical fiber sensor  
An analytical system for analyzing a fluid sample is disclosed. The analytical system includes a microcolumn for conducting the fluid sample, a light source for delivering light through the...
5641640 Method of assaying for an analyte using surface plasmon resonance  
In a method of assaying for an analyte in a fluid sample, the presence of the analyte is detected by determining the resulting change in refractive index at a solid optical surface in contact with...
5637458 Apparatus and method for the detection and assay of organic molecules  
A system for biomolecular separation and detection of a molecular species includes a solid state laser detector having a sample channel therein. The presence of a molecular species is indicated by...
5633711 Measurement of material properties with optically induced phonons  
Samples such as thin polymeric films are analyzed using optically induced phonons by excitation of the sample using radiation preferably absorbed by the sample and probe radiation, preferably not...
5631170 Method for improving measurement precision in evanescent wave optical biosensor assays  
A method for improving measurement precision in an optical biosensor assay for a ligand in a sample is described. The method involves referencing the assay with an artificially raised background...
5627641 Isotopic analysis process by optical emission spectrometry on laser-produced plasma  
Isotopic analysis process by optical emission spectrometry on laser-produced plasma. According to the invention, the sample to be analyzed (10) is irradiated by a laser beam (20) to produce a...
5617205 Spectral measuring method and spectral measuring apparatus  
Excitation light from a light source is divided into a sample beam and a correction beam by a half mirror, so that the sample beam is converged on a sample in a sample part by convergent lenses....
5615008 Optical waveguide integrated spectrometer  
An analytical system uses a waveguide having embedded Bragg gratings to redirect light from the waveguide outwardly for analytical determination by detectors. The analytical system can be a...
5609744 Assembly suitable for identifying a code sequence of a biomolecule in a gel embodiment  
An assembly suitable for identifying a code sequence of at least a portion of a biomolecule in a gel embodiment. The assembly comprises first means for migrating and separating a portion of a...
5608519 Laser apparatus and method for microscopic and spectroscopic analysis and processing of biological cells  
An apparatus and method for microscopic and spectroscopic analysis and processing of biological cells. The apparatus comprises a laser having an analysis region within the laser cavity for...
5608520 Plasma emission spectroscopy method of tumor therapy  
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for performing photon diagnostics using a portable and durable apparatus which incorporates the use of a remote sensing probe in fiberoptic communication with...
5604588 Imaging plasma in nonlinear limiter cells  
A method to examine laser induced plasma or bubble formations in nonlinear limiter cells includes splitting a laser pulse into an initiation pulse, a first probe pulse and a second probe pulse. The...
5592283 Testing of concrete by laser ablation  
A method of testing concrete in a structure in situ, by: directing a succession of pulses of laser radiation at a point on the structure so that each pulse effects removal of a quantity of concrete...
5591407 Laser diode sensor  
A chemical sensor uses a semiconductor diode laser having a surface active region. A laser structure, including an active layer, a cladding layer, a barrier layer and a grating layer, is...
5589351 Fluorescence detection apparatus  
A fluorescence analysis system detects light transmitted from wells in a sample plate. One embodiment of the system includes a single light detector. A reflector is capable of receiving light from...
5583634 Process for elementary analysis by optical emission spectrometry on plasma produced by a laser in the presence of argon  
A process for simultaneously blowing a gas jet onto a sample 6 to be analyzed and subsequently focusing a laser beam 4 onto the sample so as to produce a plasma 12 on the surface of the sample. An...
5578499 Homogeneous immunoassay system employing fourier transform infrared spectroscopy  
The present invention relates to an homogeneous immunoassay system for the determination of an antibody or an antigen in a sample which consists of an interferometric signal emitted from an...
5573956 Assay method based upon refractive index changes at a solid optical surface  
A method of assaying for an analyte in a fluid sample comprises detecting the presence of the analyte by determining the resulting change in refractive index at a solid optical surface in contact...
5568007 Lamp unit and optical analyzer using the same  
A lamp unit is provided with a projecting portion on the inner wall of the lamphouse in the vicinity of the arc portion. The lamphouse is ventilated by the van provided at one end of the lamphouse...
5561069 Surface plasmon resonance detector having collector for eluted ligate  
An improved surface plasmon resonance detector, capable of recovering a desired eluted ligate, permits the isolation and characterization of novel ligates and ligands.
5557544 Spectrometer with dynamically coded components  
In an analytic spectrometer (50) having a central computer (9), permanently installed and exchangeable components (5), such as a radiation source, a detector, a beam splitter, a filter, external...
5548124 Decay characteristic measuring apparatus  
An excitation light beam intensity-modulated and output from a light-sending unit is irradiated on a target measurement object. A scattered light beam or a reaction light beam is detected by a...
5541064 Methods and apparatus for immunoploidy analysis  
A method and apparatus are provided for selecting and analyzing a subpopulation of cells or cell objects for a certain parameter such as DNA using image analysis means. The cells are first stained...
5537206 Method for analyzing steel and apparatus therefor  
A method for analyzing steel which comprises: grinding an analysis area of a steel ingot; sealing the analysis area with a sealing section of a cell for generating fine particles; again grinding...
5537207 Process for determining carbon black concentration and distribution in rubber compounds and other carbon black containing materials and device to carry out the process  
To determine the carbon black distribution two measurements of spectral intensities of separately produced plasmas are carried out with different time delays relative to a particular laser pulse,...
5532817 Method of optical inspection  
A method for determining the configuration of a resin portion of an article comprising exposing the article to a light source at a first wavelength and measuring emission of light at a second,...
5528045 Particle analyzer with spatially split wavelength filter  
A fluorescence particle analyzer includes a flow tube through which particles marked with different fluorochromes pass from a first location to a second location. Emissions from the first and...
5525240 Adaptively controlled centrifugation method  
An apparatus and method are disclosed in which the centrifugation of a liquid mixture in order to separate out components of the mixture with different sedimentation rates is adaptively controlled...
5526170 Fiber optic continuous true time-delay modulator  
The fiber optic true time delay modulator generates a continuously variable true time-delay (i.e., phase shift) by utilizing the dispersion characteristic of a single mode optical fiber. The signal...
5515162 Low noise light source for forensic examination  
In accordance with the present invention, a low noise light source for illuminating a treated or untreated deposition of material for forensic examination is disclosed. A light having a wide range...
5504337 Method and apparatus for performing phase fluorescence lifetime measurements in flow cytometry  
A method and apparatus for identifying individual particles or cells which have been labeled with different fluorochromes, on the basis of the lifetime of their fluorescence, or based on different...
5500536 Spectrofluorometer  
A fluorescence output port sandwiched between light-shielding members of a sample cell is provided at a position corresponding to an entrance slit of a fluorescence monochromator and an excitation...
5498875 Signal processing for chemical analysis of samples  
A method and apparatus determines the analyte content of a sample by generating first and second input signals and directing the input signals to the sample. The input signals differ in wavelength...
5492840 Surface plasmon resonance sensor unit and its use in biosensor systems  
Methods for functionalizing sensing surfaces to be used in systems for measuring simultaneously several properties of one biomolecule as well as for simultaneously measuring the concentrations of a...
5490490 On-board gas composition sensor for internal combustion engine exhaust gases  
An on-board gas composition sensor is disclosed for monitoring oxygen content levels in the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine. The gas composition sensor includes a light source for...
5486915 On-line measurement of lignin in wood pulp by color shift of fluorescence  
Lignin concentrations from wood pulp samples are measured by applying an excitation light at a selected wavelength to the samples in order to cause the lignin to emit fluorescence. A spectral...
5486904 Method for determining resin particles in paper stocks  
The free resin particles which present problems in papermaking are determined according to number and size in order to bind them to the wood fibers by adding assistants and hence render them...
5485269 System for minimizing native fiber fluorescence variations in fiber optic sensors  
An optical system for minimizing native fluorescence variations from a fiber optic laser induced fluorescence sensor comprises a fiber probe for receiving excitation light which is capable of...
5484571 Enhanced fluorescence detection of samples in capillary column  
A simple device for collecting a greater amount of fluorescent emission from a minute sample in a capillary column. An axially symmetrical paraboloid reflector is implemented to collect fluorescent...
5483338 Method and apparatus for evaluating structural weakness in polymer matrix composites  
A method and apparatus for evaluating structural weaknesses in polymer matrix composites is described. An object to be studied is illuminated with laser radiation and fluorescence emanating...
5483546 Sensor system for remote spectroscopy  
A sensing system for high sensitivity spectroscopic measurements is described. An optically pumped passively Q-switched laser emits laser light of a first frequency at a sensing site....
5480562 Method of purifying water controlled by laser scanning  
A system and method is disclosed for purifying water for drinking or bathing purposes employing an optical scanning device for detecting organisms in the water such as bacteria, algae, or viruses....