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7643143 Particle image analyzing apparatus  
A particle image analyzing apparatus for analyzing an image of an imaged particle, the particle image analyzing apparatus comprising: an illuminating unit for providing dark field illumination the...
7633617 Defective particle measuring apparatus and defective particle measuring method  
A defective particle measuring apparatus that irradiates focused laser light on a sample, images scattered light from the sample, and measures defective particles in the sample based on the image...
7630075 Circular polarization illumination based analyzer system  
A particle discriminator using circularly polarized light projected through a channel having target particles. Light may be propagated through the channel, with some light scattered separated into...
7616310 Process for determining the particle size distribution of an aerosol and apparatus for carrying out such a process  
The present invention provides, for the first time, a process that meets the needs of the drug industry for measuring the particle size of nebulized aerosols simultaneously or one after another by...
7616311 Systems and methods for a multiple angle light scattering (MALS) instrument having two-dimensional detector array  
A particle detection system uses a reflective optic comprising a curved surface to detect high angle scattered light generated by a particle in a liquid medium, when a laser beam is incident on the...
7605389 Particle detector with particle trapping device  
A particle detector includes an input port for receiving gas and particulate matter. A charging source generating positively and negatively charged species that charges at least some particulate...
7582473 Apparatus and method for analyzing bacteria  
An apparatus for analyzing bacteria is described that includes an analyte sample preparing section for preparing an analyte sample from a specimen; a detector for detecting optical information from...
7580128 Linear optical loss probe  
An optical loss probe utilized as a bioreactor process monitor manifesting a substantially linear response in optical loss vs. concentration of scatterers present in an aqueous medium in the range...
7576842 Random-type identifying material, 3-D identifying system and method using the same  
The present invention relates to a random type recognition object for an identification apparatus wherein identification particles are distributed irregularly within a 3D shape and a positional...
7577471 Optical coherence tomography system  
An optical coherence tomography system includes a catheter in which is arranged a plurality of light conducting fibers. It further includes a plurality of optical units. Light from the proximal end...
7573573 Method and particle measuring and counting apparatus with selectable channels of a specimen flow  
The improved method and particle measuring and counting apparatus with the specimen selectable channels flow provide the analysis of the environmental condition related to contamination and...
7561267 Flow cytometer  
The present invention relates to a flow cytometer, comprising a light source, a light beam shaping module for collimating and converging a light beam emitted from the light source so that the light...
7518723 Systems and methods for detecting radiation, biotoxin, chemical, and biological warfare agents using a multiple angle light scattering (MALS) instrument  
A particle detection system to identify and classify particles is programmed to capture digitized images of the particle generated by directing a light source through a fluid that includes the...
7502110 Design for particle sensor system  
A device is illustrated for detecting particles in a fluid that can detect smaller particles without the need for added power or space and can be implemented inexpensively. The device utilizes two...
7471393 Methods and apparatus for determining the size and shape of particles  
An instrument for measuring the size distribution of a particle sample by counting and classifying particles into selected size ranges. The particle concentration is reduced to the level where the...
7464581 Vacuum apparatus including a particle monitoring unit, particle monitoring method and program, and window member for use in the particle monitoring  
It is an object to provide a vacuum apparatus capable of evaluating its cleanness precisely by surely monitoring particles including deposits readily detached from the apparatus, and a particle...
7459126 High speed sample supply device  
Disclosed herein is a sample supply device that alternates between the supply of samples from one sample line while cleaning a second sample line and then supplying a second sample from the second...
7456960 Particle counter with improved image sensor array  
A particle counter for optically detecting an unconstrained particle of less than one micron in size suspended in a flowing liquid includes a sample chamber having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet;...
7456959 Particle classifying apparatus and method thereof  
A particle classifying apparatus is described, a representative one of which includes: a light source for irradiating light to a sample containing urine; a light-receiving device for receiving...
7453556 Process for determining the particle size distribution of an aerosol and apparatus for carrying out such a process  
The measurement of the particle size distribution of an aerosol is of crucial importance in pharmaceutical development. A prerequisite for this is a valid method, e.g. the cascade impactor method...
7439855 Method and wireless communicating apparatus for analysis of environment  
The improved methods and apparatus for analysis of environment provide wireless communication of the environmental analyzers, e.g. such as particle monitoring (counting and measuring) instruments....
7430046 Pathogen and particle detector system and method  
A particle detector has a sample area of cross section no in excess of about 2 mm for containing environmental fluid, a light source on one side of the sample area for directing a collimated or...
7417733 Chamber particle detection system  
Broadly speaking, the embodiments of the present invention fill the need by providing an improved chamber particle source identification mechanism. The in-situ chamber particle source...
7417732 Particle monitoring apparatus and vacuum processing apparatus  
A particle monitoring apparatus including a light source configured to emit plural light fluxes, a projecting optical system configured to convert the plural light fluxes into a band-shaped light...
7414720 Measuring particle size distribution in pharmaceutical aerosols  
Disclosed herein are methods for measuring the particle size distribution of a pharmaceutical aerosol, including methods utilizing laser diffraction.
7382452 Particle counter for foreign particles in a fluid stream  
A particle counter that operates according to the blackout and/or light blockade method for counting foreign particles in a fluid stream, in particular in a hydraulic fluid stream, has a...
7379179 Raman spectroscopic methods for component particle analysis  
The invention relates to methods of assessing one or more geometric properties of a particle of a substance using a Raman spectroscopic property of the substance. The method is useful, for example,...
7375348 Micro UV detector  
A biological aerosol detector is provided. The biological aerosol detector uses a semiconductor optical source with an ultraviolet emission band to excite biological molecules in an aerosol sample....
7355143 Circuit board production method and its apparatus  
Making it possible to execute the detection of the particles floating inside a processing chamber with the use of an optical system including one observing window and one unit (An object of the...
7355706 Particle detection system implemented with an immersed optical system  
Fluid-based particle detection exhibits improved light collection and image quality from a light collection system that uses immersed optics on a flow-through cell for collecting and detecting...
7349084 Particle diameter measuring apparatus  
A particle diameter measuring apparatus includes a dark field illumination section which dark-field-illuminates particles to be subjected to measurement, an image pickup section which captures a...
7336358 Method and apparatus for determining particle size and composition of mixtures  
Method and apparatus for evaluating one or more materials in accordance with size of particles. The method includes evaluating a spectrum of light reflected from a first group of particles;...
7330243 Method for monitoring the production of biomolecule crystals  
The invention relates to a method for monitoring the production of macromolecule crystals containing at least one fluorescence emitter, comprising the following steps: a) a solution volume with...
7300797 Lysis reagent for blood cell analysis  
A multifunctional reagent for erythrocytes containing an amount sufficient to produce the lysis of erythrocytes or the sphering of erythrocytes in such a way that they can be detected by a...
7295942 Increasing robustness of online calibration through motion detection  
In a method for controlling an orienting/positioning system, the orienting system comprises at least one sensor means, an external motion detection device for detecting an externally-caused motion...
7274448 Short range LIDAR apparatus having a flat spatial response  
A flat spatial response LIDAR apparatus for detecting particles within a short range is provided. The apparatus includes a light source projecting a light beam which is back-scattered by the...
7268874 Method of measuring properties of dispersed particles in a container and corresponding apparatus  
A method of measuring properties of particles immersed in a body (B), comprising the performing of a series of instantaneous acquisitions by illumination of the body with a temporally coherent...
7268873 Method for characterising particles in suspension from frequency domain photon migration measurements  
Methods are provided for measuring isotropic scattering coefficients of suspensions using multiply scattered radiation that is modulated in amplitude at selected modulation frequencies. The...
7265832 Optical flow meter for measuring gases and liquids in pipelines  
An optical system design for measuring the velocity of fluids flowing through pipes or other conduits is disclosed. The optical system is comprised of a means for delivering two beams through a...
7248363 Particle size analyzer  
A laser diffraction particle size analyzer irradiates a laser beam on particles in a scattered state, and measures a spatial intensity distribution of diffracted and scattered light from the...
7242017 Device to detect and/or characterize individual moving objects having very small dimensions  
The invention relates to a device to detect and/or characterize individual moving objects having very small dimensions which comprises a photo electric sensor having at least one light beam emitter...
7230698 Particle size distribution measurement device  
In order to supply a dispersion medium to a circulation channel not accompanying any mingling of air and to accomplish the reduction of preparation time and the improvement of the measurement...
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...
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...
7201875 Fixed mounted sorting cuvette with user replaceable nozzle  
A flow cell and flow cytometer in which a nozzle at the end of a flow channel is disposed on a removable substrate held at a registered location on a flow cell. Other elements including...
7187441 Particle analysis system and method  
A system ( 20 ) and method are disclosed for the self-calibrating, on-line determination of size distribution f(x) and volume fraction φ of a number of particles (P) dispersed in a medium ( M ) by...
7180592 Particle size distribution analyzer  
A particle size distribution analyzer is equipped with cells, a light source, to irradiate particles in a cell and multiple photo-detectors that detect a light intensity of a diffraction light...
7170601 Flow cell, and particle measurement device using the same  
A flow cell is provided which can detect scattered light more efficiently by fully utilizing the condensing angle of a condenser lens. A particle monitoring area M is formed within the flow cell by...
7154600 Automatic particle analyzing system  
A method and an apparatus for automatic analysis of particle size distribution, shape and color. The method includes collection of a particle sample, where the particles are distributed into a...
7151602 Particle size distribution analyzer  
A dynamic particle size distribution analyzer includes a transparent cell for receiving the sample, a laser light irradiating section and a scattering light detecting section. The transparent cell...