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7420679 Method and apparatus for extended hyperspectral imaging  
The disclosure relates to method and apparatus for obtaining a multimodal hyperspectral image of a sample for widefield spectral analysis. An apparatus according to one embodiment may include a...
7417727 Method and apparatus for standoff detection of liveness  
A method for remotely detecting whether a subject is alive, comprising the steps of determining a calibration spectral signature for light reflectance from living skin, normalizing the calibration...
7415139 Living-tissue pattern detecting method, living-tissue pattern detecting device, biometric authentication method, and biometric authentication device  
The present invention enables permanent biometric authentication without the risk of forgery or the like. The present invention enables living-tissue discrimination as well as biometric...
7378283 Reaction monitoring of chiral molecules using fourier transform infrared vibrational circular dichroism spectroscopy  
A method and apparatus to monitor the enantiomeric excess of chiral molecules participating in a chemical reaction. The method includes real time monitoring of the chemical reaction by obtaining a...
7368730 Weathering apparatus with UV radiation sources and radiation sensors containing a double-calibrated UV sensor  
Weathering apparatus with UV radiation sources and radiation sensors containing a double-calibrated UV sensor A weathering apparatus has one or more UV radiation sources ( 2 ) and one or more first...
7368292 Differential reflection spectroscopy system and method for detecting explosives and other target materials  
A system and method for identifying explosive or other target materials includes the steps of irradiating a first location and a second location spaced apart from the first location from a sample...
7336351 Laser remote sensing of backscattered light from a target sample  
A laser remote sensing apparatus comprises a laser to provide collimated excitation light at a wavelength; a sensing optic, comprising at least one optical element having a front receiving surface...
7329547 FT-NIR fatty acid determination method  
A method for the rapid analysis of the fatty acid components present in a fat and/or oil-containing material is provided wherein the levels and types of fatty acids present in a sample are...
7318672 Specimen heater and control system for accelerated weathering test apparatus  
An accelerated weathering test apparatus of the type used to concentrate solar radiation upon test specimens including a heating element that transfers energy to the test specimens. A temperature...
7317516 Near infrared chemical imaging microscope  
A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near...
RE39977 Near infrared chemical imaging microscope  
A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near...
7315377 System and method for remote sensing and/or analyzing spectral properties of targets and/or chemical species for detection and identification thereof  
A method and a low-cost, robust and simple system for remote sensing and analyzing spectral properties of targets as a means to detect and identify them is introduced. The system can be highly...
7311849 Control device for the separate collection of blood components in output from a blood centrifugation cell  
The invention provides a control device for the separate collection of blood components in output from a blood centrifugation cell. The control device comprises: a support which comprises a recess...
7268862 Near infrared chemical imaging microscope  
A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near...
7268861 Near infrared chemical imaging microscope  
A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near...
7238957 Methods and apparatus for presenting images  
An imaging system for presenting an image to a viewer comprises a radiation source configured to generate radiation having different spectral characteristics, and multiple independently operable...
7202091 Optically similar reference samples  
Systems and methods for establishing and/or maintaining the accuracy of a multivariate calibration model designed for quantitative optical spectroscopic measurement of attributes or analytes in...
7158220 Three-dimensional memory system-on-a-chip  
The present invention provides a three-dimensional memory (3D-M) system-on-a-chip (SoC). It takes full advantage of the difference in the number of interconnect levels between the embedded...
7138619 Method and apparatus for coincident viewing at a plurality of wavelengths  
A plurality of imagers, each responsive to a different wavelength range of light radiation, share the same optical system of lenses. An optical film on a substrate is used to split the light beam...
7124651 Method of accelerated testing of illuminated device components  
Methods and devices for accelerated light stability testing are described. The method comprises exposing a component to light having a total irradiance at wavelengths between 300 nm and 500 nm...
7123360 Near infrared chemical imaging microscope  
A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near...
7078696 Microspectrometer system with selectable aperturing  
Mirror elements are selectively interposable in the beam paths in a dual aperture microspectrometer system to selectively bypass the aperture element in transmission or reflection modes to increase...
7068357 Near infrared chemical imaging microscope  
A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near...
7061606 Near infrared chemical imaging microscope  
A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near...
7049597 Multi-mode optical imager  
A common aperture, multi-mode optical imager for imaging electromagnetic radiation bands from a field of two or more different wavelengths is described. Fore-optics are provided to gather and...
7022527 Method for the simultaneous and direct determination of serum cholesterol in high and low density lipoproteins using infrared spectroscopy  
A method of simultaneously determining the concentrations of cardiovascular risk markers selected from the group consisting of High Density Lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), Low Density Lipoprotein...
6992293 Real-time infrared chemical imaging spectroscopic apparatus  
This invention relates to a real-time infrared chemical imaging spectroscopic apparatus, including a light source for generating infrared radiation. A test sample absorbs a narrow-bandwidth...
6982794 Directional reflectometer  
The present invention is a directional reflectometer that measures, for example, the optical bidirectional reflectance distribution function [BRDF] of a surface in situ on a finished article, e.g....
6969849 Mass spectrometer for entrained particles, and method for measuring masses of the particles  
A particle mass spectrometer includes a supersonic flow expansion nozzle, and a source of a gas having particles entrained therein. The source is in gas-flow communication with an inlet of the...
6961517 Method of promoting skin care products  
The present invention relates to a method of promoting a skin care product comprising taking a standard photograph of the skin of a person; (ii) taking at least one additional photograph of the...
6909800 Process and apparatus for locating coated cooling holes on turbine vanes  
The present invention relates to processes and systems for locating coated cooling holes on parts such as turbine vanes. In a first embodiment of the present invention, a thermal imaging technique...
6900439 Gas leakage detection system, gas leakage detection method and semiconductor manufacturing apparatus  
Components of sampled gases are analyzed by a Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer 28 . It is determined whether or not the analyzed gases include at least one kind of specific gases equal...
6853857 Method, device and computer program for determining the blood flow in a tissue or organ region  
In a method, a device and a computer program for determining the blood flow in a tissue or organ region, the fluorescence intensity of an exogenous chromophore is measured as a function of time in...
6850862 Methods and equipment for the measurement of the three-dimensional distribution of the temperatures within dielectric means  
A method and an apparatus for generating three-dimensional maps of temperature distribution throughout a dielectric object is disclosed. The apparatus uses radiometric sensors to detect radiation...
6844411 Process for the preparation of isoolefin polymers with controlled free-radical curability  
The present invention is relates to a process for the preparation of an isoolefin polymer containing repeating units derived from at least one isoolefin, at least one divinyl aromatic monomer and,...
6841388 Method and system for diagnosing pathology in biological samples by detection of infrared spectral markers  
A method and system for diagnosing pathology, such as carcinoma, in a biological sample identifies presence of pathology based on the existence of an infrared markers in the extracellular material,...
6828096 Polymer libraries on a substrate, method of forming polymer libraries on a substrate and characterization methods with same  
This invention relates to a method to characterize an array of polymeric materials comprising: depositing unsilanizable material onto a silanizable substrate in at least 10 regions, thereafter...
6827903 Inert gas fusion analyzer  
A single pass analyzer includes multiple infrared sensors, a catalytic converter, a scrubber and a thermal conductivity cell all coupled in series to provide a single pass (i.e., one sample)...
6783705 Calibration medium for wavelength calibration of U.V. absorbance detectors and methods for calibration  
The invention features an optical medium for calibrating UV absorbance detectors, methods for making such an optical medium, and methods for calibrating UV absorbance detectors using such a medium....
6774368 Dispersive near-infrared spectrometer with automatic wavelength calibration  
The present invention is a dispersive, diffraction grating, NIR spectrometer that automatically calibrates the wavelength scale of the instrument without the need for external wavelength...
6757412 System and method for helping to determine the condition of tissue  
A system and method is disclosed for helping determine a condition of selected tissue of a patient based on a set of thermal images of the selected tissue acquired over a time period. The image set...
6743637 Disease type and/or condition determination method and apparatus and drug screening method and apparatus  
The object of the present invention is to provide a disease type and/or condition determination method and apparatus that enables rapid and reliable determination by spectral analysis of the energy...
6734966 Space borne high resolution hyperspectral imaging instrument optimized for the study of atmospheric constituents  
A high resolution hyperspectral imaging apparatus ( 10 ) for analyzing atmospheric constituents. The apparatus ( 10 ) includes an optical telescope that receives an optical beam to be analyzed. A...
6734962 Near infrared chemical imaging microscope  
A chemical imaging system is provided which uses a near infrared radiation microscope. The system includes an illumination source which illuminates an area of a sample using light in the near...
6724490 Image capturing apparatus and distance measuring method  
An image capturing apparatus for obtaining information regarding a depth of a subject includes: an illumination unit operable to cast a first illumination light beam that mainly contains a first...
6697155 Multispectral active remote sensing without narrowband optical filters  
A remote platform obtaining a spectrum of one or more locations by moving the platform to sequentially illuminating the locations with different wavelengths of radiation. The different wavelengths...
6671043 Process and apparatus for measuring density fluctuations occurring with pulsed irradiation of a material  
A process and an apparatus preferably used during the photocagulation of the fundus of human eyes or animals measures density fluctuations caused by pulsed irradiation, such as a laser irradiation...
6653146 Bio-burden visualization system  
A method of visualizing biological material on medical instruments is disclosed which consists of the steps of selecting a dye material capable of creating fluorescence or phosphorescence when...
6646218 Multi-band spectral sorting system for light-weight articles  
An article sorting apparatus and method is disclosed and which conveys a mixture of articles on a conveyor belt and through an inspection zone, and which includes at least one illumination source...
6636297 Vacuum ultraviolet laser wavelength measuring apparatus  
A vacuum ultraviolet laser wavelength measuring apparatus capable of accurately measuring wavelength characteristics of a laser beam. The wavelength measuring apparatus has spectral devices for...