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8411266 |
Measurement of particles in liquid using reflected light
An improved cassette for detecting and quantifying particles in a liquid is provided. A sample volume of a liquid is held by a housing with an inlet and an outlet for the liquid. Light is emitted...
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8048372 |
Sensor system for real-time bioluminescence signature determination
A real-time in-situ sensor system is provided for measurement of bioluminescence and determination of bioluminescence surface signature. The system measures bioluminescence in the wake of a...
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7710571 |
Optical membrane formation system and method
The invention relates to a spectroscopy system and improved membrane formation techniques. The system has at least one light source operable to generate a source beam and a prism having a rear...
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7560720 |
Methods and apparatuses of detecting foreign particles or faults in a plurality of filled containers
A method of detecting unwanted objects or faults in containers containing a fluid or liquid includes: (a) moving the containers along a path of travel; (b) providing; a light source emitting light...
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7430047 |
Small container fluid dynamics to produce optimized inspection conditions
New methodology, realizable with both manual and new semi-automatic imaging technology, has transformed both the inspection and the batch release Attribute Sampling Inspection for contaminating...
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7402805 |
Device for the in-situ measurement of acoustically stimulated bioluminescence
A device and method of use for measurement of in-situ bioluminescence generally comprising an acoustical pulse generator, a detector chamber, a lens assembly and a photomultiplier tube. The...
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7391515 |
Automated visual inspection system for the detection of microbial growth in solutions
Essential prerequisites for any injectable product are its sterility, its freedom from pathogens and its freedom from visible particle contamination . . . . These requirements must be satisfied...
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7372562 |
Dynamic random separation among nanoparticles for nano enhanced Raman spectroscopy (NERS) molecular sensing
A system for performing nanostructure-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (NERS) includes a radiation source, a radiation detector configured to detect Raman scattered radiation scattered by an analyte,...
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7310143 |
NIST traceable automated visual inspection system for an inspection of particles in solution
A method for the substantially complete detection and measurement of all particles, within a predetermined size, range, contained in an injectable solution comprising the steps of: a) rotation of...
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7256389 |
Glass bottle inspection machine
A camera based inspection system for inspecting glass bottles made in a glass-forming machine. A single picture shows the heat distribution of an inspected portion of the bottle over a period of...
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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...
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7126685 |
Optical absorbance sensitivity and reliability improvement via rotation of sample container
An absorption spectroscopy method comprising providing a sample in a container, rotating the container, while rotating the container, directing a beam of electromagnetic radiation through the...
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7012242 |
Method for optoelectronically inspecting pharmaceutical articles
In a method for optoelectronically inspecting pharmaceutical capsules (2) in a capsule filling machine (1), the pharmaceutical capsules (2) are fed in single file from a station (3) where the...
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7005629 |
System for stereo-view based detection of features of articles
An optical system having a light source means and a detector means for detecting one or more articles which by means of a conveyor move or are temporarily stationary under the means, where said...
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6988393 |
Apparatus for determining rheological properties
An apparatus (1) including two plates (3, 4) which can be rotated in relation to each other and between which the rheological properties of a test substance (6) disposed in an intervening area (5)...
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6984526 |
Spectrophotometric method for determining the viability of a sample containing platelets
A method and apparatus for characterizing the type of a blood sample and a variety of blood components are provided wherein a transmission spectrum of the sample is collected over a predetermined...
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6937339 |
Inspection device and system for inspecting foreign matters in a liquid filled transparent container
In an inspection device for inspecting for possible foreign matters contaminating a liquid filled transparent container, a red color illumination unit 23A is disposed behind a glass container 22...
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6882422 |
Inspection device for body to be inspected and inspection device of foreign matters in liquid filled in transparent container
In an inspection device of possible foreign matters included in transparent containers (20), the transparent containers (20) are successively loaded through a loader rotor (11) on to respective...
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6781689 |
Continuous inspection apparatus
A continuous inspection apparatus comprising a central axis placed in a vertical direction, the central axis penetrating a disc-like conveying table which conveys a subject to be inspected, a...
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6765675 |
Fluid inspection apparatus with vibrator
An apparatus is provided for optically inspecting containers of liquid solutions. The apparatus includes a fixture for gripping the container and a conveyor or indexable table for moving the...
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6653152 |
Sensor disk having radial grooves and optical assaying method using same
An optical assaying method and system having a movable sensor is described. In one aspect, the present invention is a sensing system having a rotating sensor disk coated with indicator dyes...
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6586172 |
Device for treatment of biological fluids
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for effective inactivation of micro-organisms in fluids with relatively high absorbance so as to limit damage. The apparatus has a large...
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6498645 |
Inspection of liquid injectable products for contaminating particles
A method for the substantially complete detection of all particles, within a predetermined size range, contained in an injectable solution comprising the steps of: a) pre-positioning particles in...
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6468807 |
Mixing method
The invention relates to a method for carrying out mixing in a thin liquid layer, which is arranged between essentially parallel walls at a capillary distance from each other. The mixing is carried...
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6300142 |
Device and apparatus for conducting an assay
A apparatus for assaying glycated proteins and other analytes in biological samples such as blood, in which a sample is presented to the apparatus, includes an inlet port between moveable between...
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6277653 |
Optical assaying method and system having movable sensor with multiple sensing regions
An optical assaying method and system having a movable sensor is described. In one aspect, the present invention is a sensing system having a rotating sensor disk coated with indicator dyes...
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6252980 |
Additional dynamic fluid level and bubble inspection for quality and process control
Fast image acquisition and image process control are used to advantage to measure dynamic and transient phenomena. This technique distinguishes fluid from bubbles by taking an image of a container...
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6245578 |
Analytical apparatus
An analytical apparatus comprises a biosensor device (3) which forms the base of a sample chamber. A stirrer (8) extends into the sample chamber and moves within the chamber so as to homogenize a...
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6242267 |
Oscillation apparatus and methods for multi-analyte homogeneous fluoro-immunoassays
An apparatus and method for rapidly analyzing samples for analytes of interest by an homogeneous immunofluorescence assay. The apparatus includes a sample test cartridge having a high control...
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6226081 |
Optical height of fill detection system and associated methods
The height-of-fill of a container comprising a body having an optically detectable feature, and contents filling the body up to a fill level, at least a measuring portion of the container extending...
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6084660 |
Initiation of an analytical measurement in blood
A distinctive optical signature permits a fluidic medical diagnostic device to measure an analyte concentration or a property of whole blood, particularly the coagulation time, only after first...
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6049388 |
Spectroscopic fluid sample cell
A spectroscopic fluid sample cell for the transmission and detection of radiation with the key components being a housing; a centripetal acceleration chamber formed by the housing and extending...
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6043871 |
System and method for measuring blood platelet function
An instrument is described for measuring the platelet aggregation in whole blood in response to standard aggregating agents. The instrument is designed to be used in the clinical laboratory to...
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5994150 |
Optical assaying method and system having rotatable sensor disk with multiple sensing regions
An optical assaying method and system having a movable sensor is described. In one aspect, the present invention is a sensing system having a rotating sensor disk coated with indicator dyes...
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5923431 |
Spectroscopic helical separator and fluid sample interface
A spectroscopic fluid sample apparatus for the transmission and detection of radiation with the key components being a housing; a helical bore formed by the housing and extending through the...
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5905196 |
Rotational viscometer temperature sensor
A viscometer has a rotatable member and a stationary wall engageable with material to be measured. A lens extends through at least a portion of the wall of the viscometer such that laminar flow of...
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5889584 |
Assembly for rapid measurement of cell layers
A sample of anticoagulated whole blood contained in a transparent tube is centrifuged so as to gravimetrically separate the various blood cell and other components by specific gravity. The tube may...
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5864395 |
Method and an apparatus for identifying foreign bodies in packaged beverages, as well as use of the apparatus
A method and an apparatus for identifying foreign bodies in packaged beverages are employed where the package and the beverage are translucent and the foreign bodies have a density greater than...
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5840572 |
Bioluminescent bioassay system
A system for measuring toxicity levels of a solution includes a water proof sample container transparent to visible light which holds an aqueous test solution containing bioluminescent organisms. A...
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5719679 |
Method and apparatus for inspecting a rotating medicine vial with cameras
A method is for inspecting a vial in the course of conveying the vial by a rotary table, comprising the steps of inspecting the vial's lower half at a station of the vial's lower portion while the...
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5717486 |
Process for removing returnable containers from circulation utilizing image processing of brightness values for inspection windows
To detect damage in the bottom region of a plastic bottle a picture of the bottom region is taken by means of a camera. The resulting image is then tested for brightness pixel by pixel in a...
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5705384 |
Compact high-volume microorganism detection apparatus
The present invention describes an automated compact high-volume microorganism detection apparatus for detecting microorganisms in a large number of sample containers. The containers are placed in...
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5699162 |
Process and apparatus for testing a multi-trip bottle for contamination utilizing residual liquid in bottle bottom and sprectral measurement
To test a bottle for contamination, the bottom of the bottle is laterally illuminated with a measuring light beam from a source. This measuring light beam is deflected, as if in a waveguide, in the...
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5694221 |
Particle detection method for detection of contaminating particles in sealed containers
A method, and device for automated non-destructive deterministic inspection of solutions in transparent containers for particle contamination, comprising the steps of pre-positioning particles in a...
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5590052 |
Error checking in blood analyzer
The present invention provides various methods for detecting errors in a blood analysis system. The system includes a blood analyzer and a molded plastic rotor with a series of chambers and...
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5568262 |
Non-destructive fill volume measurement system
Fill volume of a liquid in a sealed, transparent container is determined by rotating the container about a transverse axis so as to confine the air to a generally cylindrical air pocket about the...
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5565360 |
Bioluminescent bioassay system
A system for measuring toxicity levels of a solution includes a water proof sample container transparent to visible light which holds an aqueous test solution containing bioluminescent organisms. A...
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5523560 |
Method and apparatus for inspecting liquid-filled containers
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for inspecting entities comprising liquid-filled containers for one or more test parameters of the liquid, the container, or both, by...
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5473437 |
Methods and apparatus for detecting bacterial growth by spectrophotometric sampling of a fiber-optic array
The detection of bacterial growth or the performance of other interrogative processes in multiple sample vials is accomplished using a moving rack that selectively couples optical locations to an...
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5444540 |
Black background inspection apparatus
An inspection apparatus is provided for accurate identification of particulates in parenteral drugs. The inspecting apparatus includes a black inspection panel having an aperture extending...
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