Patents Assigned to CARL ZEISS SPECTROSCOPY GMBH
  • Patent number: 11953426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a measurement light source for generating measurement light with a uniform spatial illumination intensity distribution. The measurement light source comprises a solid block, in which an illumination space, a light-forming space and a light exit space are each formed as a hollow space in the block and have a diffusely reflecting inner surface. The illumination space opens into the light-forming space. The light-forming space opens into the light exit space. At least one light source is at least partially arranged in the illumination space in order to generate light. The light exit space has a light exit. According to the invention, an axis of the illumination space and an axis of the light exit space are arranged at a distance from one another. The light-forming space is designed for a reversal of a light propagation direction. The invention also relates to a measuring arrangement for detecting at least an absolute reflection spectrum of a sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS SPECTROSCOPY GMBH
    Inventor: Joerg Margraf
  • Patent number: 11940378
    Abstract: A spectrometer system comprises a housing provided with a window, an illumination source, a spectrometer and a standard for internal recalibration being disposed in said housing. Specific absorption bands of a filling gas present in the housing are identified in a reference spectrum, which was recorded using the standard, wherein a wavelength characterizing the relevant identified specific absorption band is measured in each case such that measured values are obtained for the wavelengths of the absorption bands. A test spectrum is recorded by the spectrometer using the standard. The specific absorption bands of the filling gas are identified in the test spectrum, wherein a wavelength characterizing the relevant identified specific absorption band is measured in each case such that measured values are obtained for the wavelengths of the specific absorption bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS SPECTROSCOPY GMBH
    Inventors: Felix Kerstan, Juergen Gobel
  • Patent number: 11475555
    Abstract: A method for true-to-sample measurement by a mobile ingredient analysis system having a housing with a window, an interface for an external reference unit, a display and operating unit, a light source, an optical spectrometer, a camera, an internal reference unit, and an electronic control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS SPECTROSCOPY GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf-Peter Guenther, Michael Rode, Mario Krause
  • Patent number: 11460407
    Abstract: For the purpose of gas quality monitoring, a spectroscopic examination of a gas sample from a space (10) to be monitored is carried out, e.g. by Raman spectroscopy. The spectroscopic examination yields a measurement spectrum extending over a wavelength range. A deviation of the measurement spectrum from at least one comparison sample (160) is then detected. Depending on the detected deviation, a gas quality warning (QW) is produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH, Carl Zeiss Spectroscopy GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Rode, Alexandre Gatto, Arnaud Deparnay, Michael Helgert
  • Patent number: 11360024
    Abstract: A measurement arrangement for measuring diffusely reflected light and specularly includes a measurement light source for generating measurement light, an optical receiver for receiving measurement light, and a first mirror for reflecting the measurement light emerging from the measurement light source. The measurement arrangement additionally comprises a second mirror for reflecting diffusely reflected measurement light to the optical receiver. A settable third mirror is also provided, which in a first position is aligned for directing the measurement light that was directed onto a sample by the first mirror and specularly reflected by the sample to the optical receiver. The third mirror in a second position releases a beam path between the second mirror and the optical receiver, so that the measurement light directed onto the sample by the first mirror and diffusely reflected by the sample to the second mirror is directed to the optical receiver by the second mirror.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS SPECTROSCOPY GMBH
    Inventor: Joerg Margraf
  • Patent number: 10180352
    Abstract: A measuring light source includes a hollow body having a diffusely reflective inner surface. Formed in the hollow body are a concave, concave mirror-shaped illumination space, a tubular light shaping space, and a concave, concave mirror-shaped light exit space, which have a shared axis. A light source for generating light is at least partially situated in the illumination space. The light exit space has a light exit. The illumination space and the light exit space with their concave mirror shapes are situated opposite one another and are connected by the tubular light shaping space. A diffusely reflecting reflective disk for reflecting the light, reflected from the inner surface of the hollow body situated in the light exit space, through the light exit to outside the hollow body is situated in the hollow body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS SPECTROSCOPY GMBH
    Inventors: Joerg Margraf, Thomas Keune
  • Patent number: 10054484
    Abstract: The invention relates to a measuring arrangement for detecting an absolute reflection spectrum of a sample in a process for producing the sample. It comprises a light source for generating measurement light, a homogenizer for generating a uniform spatial illuminance distribution of the measurement light; a movable reflector and a receiver for collecting the measurement light reflected from the sample and/or the reflector. According to the invention, the reflector both for a reference measurement and for a sample measurement is positioned in an observation beam path and arranged on the same side of the sample as the light source in order to feed the reflected measurement light to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: CARL ZEISS SPECTROSCOPY GMBH
    Inventors: Jörg Margraf, Jens Mondry