Patents by Inventor Antonio Canas Wilkinson
Antonio Canas Wilkinson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8743456Abstract: Systems and methods for attenuated total reflectance (ATR) spectroscopy. The systems and methods may generally involve differentiating an acquired image in a spectral domain, restricting a spectral range of the acquired image, subtracting an average absorbance from the restricted image data, and applying a principal component analysis to extract significant spectral features from the restricted image data.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2013Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: PerkinElmer Singapore PTE Ltd.Inventors: Robert Alan Hoult, Ralph Lance Carter, Antonio Canas Wilkinson, Paul Styles
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Publication number: 20130301923Abstract: An accessory for use with a microscope arranged to carry out ATR measurements has a support (40) which can be mounted on the moveable stage (20) of the microscope. A mounting (100) for an ATR crystal is carried on the support. The mounting (100) is preferably pivotally mounted on the support (40) so that it can be pivoted from a position in which the crystal lines on the axis of the microscope to a position in which a sample carried on the support can be observed visually. The mounting is arranged such that it can be returned reliably and reproducibly to its original position with the crystal on the axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2013Publication date: November 14, 2013Inventors: Robert Alan Hoult, Ralph Lance Carter, Antonio Canas Wilkinson, Paul Styles
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Patent number: 8400711Abstract: An accessory for use with a microscope arranged to carry out ATR measurements has a support (40) which can be mounted on the moveable stage (20) of the microscope. A mounting (100) for an ATR crystal is carried on the support. The mounting (100) is preferably pivotally mounted on the support (40) so that it can be pivoted from a position in which the crystal lines on the axis of the microscope to a position in which a sample carried on the support can be observed visually. The mounting is arranged such that it can be returned reliably and reproducibly to its original position with the crystal on the axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: PerkinElmer Singapore PTE Ltd.Inventors: Robert Alan Hoult, Ralph Lance Carter, Antonio Canas Wilkinson, Paul Styles
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Patent number: 8355202Abstract: An accessory for use with a microscope arranged to carry out ATR measurements has a support (40) which can be mounted on the moveable stage (20) of the microscope. A mounting (100) for an ATR crystal is carried on the support. The mounting (100) is preferably pivotally mounted on the support (40) so that it can be pivoted from a position in which the crystal lines on the axis of the microscope to a position in which a sample carried on the support can be observed visually. The mounting is arranged such that it can be returned reliably and reproducibly to its original position with the crystal on the axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: PerkinElmer Singapore PTE Ltd.Inventors: Robert Alan Hoult, Ralph Lance Carter, Antonio Canas Wilkinson, Paul Styles
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Publication number: 20120194704Abstract: A method of processing data from a CCD 1 having a line of light sensitive CCD elements is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving measured illumination data readout from the CCD corresponding to measurements of charge associated with each element of the line of light sensitive CCD elements and removing from the measured illumination data in respect of each CCD element a component dependent upon illumination recorded by each of the other CCD elements through which the charge from the CCD element passed during the readout process.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2012Publication date: August 2, 2012Inventors: Antonio Canas Wilkinson, Robert Alan Hoult
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Patent number: 8223429Abstract: An accessory for use with a microscope arranged to carry out ATR measurements has a support (40) which can be fixed to the moveable stage (20) of the microscope. A mounting member (100) is carried by the support (40). A sample supporting member (60) is disposed below the location of the ATR crystal (106). The sample supporting member (60) is carried on the support (40) such that it can be moved to restricted extent relative to the support and defines a sub-stage which can be moved relative to the main stage (20) of the microscope.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: PerkinElmer Singapore Pte Ltd.Inventors: Robert Alan Hoult, Ralph Lance Carter, Antonio Canas Wilkinson, Paul Styles
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Patent number: 8223430Abstract: An accessory for use with a microscope arranged to carry out ATR measurements has a support (40) which can be mounted on the moveable stage of the microscope. A mounting (100) for an ATR crystal (106) is carried on the support. A sample supporting member (60) is disposed below the location of the ATR crystal. The sample supporting member (60) has a relatively thin upper wall (64). A pressure applying mechanism (80) is located below the wall (64) and is operable to apply pressure to a sample through the wall (64) to ensure good contact between a sample and the sample contacting surface of the crystal.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: PerkinElmer Singapore Pte Ltd.Inventors: Robert Alan Hoult, Ralph Lance Carter, Antonio Canas Wilkinson, Paul Styles
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Patent number: 8169515Abstract: A method of processing data from a CCD 1 having a line of light sensitive CCD elements is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving measured illumination data readout from the CCD corresponding to measurements of charge associated with each element of the line of light sensitive CCD elements and removing from the measured illumination data in respect of each CCD element a component dependent upon illumination recorded by each of the other CCD elements through which the charge from the CCD element passed during the readout process.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2009Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: PerkinElmer Singapore Pte LtdInventors: Antonio Canas Wilkinson, Robert Alan Hoult
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Patent number: 7935929Abstract: An accessory for use with a microscope arranged to carry out ATR measurements has a support (40) which can be mounted on the moveable stage of the microscope. A mounting (100) for an ATR crystal (106) is carried on the support. The accessory includes a registration indicium which is located at a fixed position relative to the sample contacting area of the crystal. The registration indicium is preferably provided at the apex region of the crystal. The registration indicium can be used to ensure correct focussing of a sample when obtaining an image of the sample.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: PerkinElmer Singapore Pte Ltd.Inventors: Robert Alan Hoult, Ralph Lance Carter, Antonio Canas Wilkinson
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Publication number: 20090174796Abstract: A method of processing data from a CCD 1 having a line of light sensitive CCD elements is provided. The method comprises the steps of receiving measured illumination data readout from the CCD corresponding to measurements of charge associated with each element of the line of light sensitive CCD elements and removing from the measured illumination data in respect of each CCD element a component dependent upon illumination recorded by each of the other CCD elements through which the charge from the CCD element passed during the readout process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: July 9, 2009Inventors: Antonio Canas Wilkinson, Robert Alan Hoult
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Publication number: 20090127463Abstract: An accessory for use with a microscope arranged to carry out ATR measurements has a support (40) which can be mounted on the moveable stage of the microscope. A mounting (100) for an ATR crystal (106) is carried on the support. The accessory includes a registration indicium which is located at a fixed position relative to the sample contacting area of the crystal. The registration indicium is preferably provided at the apex region of the crystal. The registration indicium can be used to ensure correct focussing of a sample when obtaining an image of the sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2007Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: PerkinElmer Singapore PTE Ltd.Inventors: Robert Alan Hoult, Ralph Lance Carter, Antonio Canas Wilkinson
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Publication number: 20090034065Abstract: An accessory for use with a microscope arranged to carry out ATR measurements has a support (40) which can be mounted on the moveable stage (20) of the microscope. A mounting (100) for an ATR crystal is carried on the support. The mounting (100) is preferably pivotally mounted on the support (40) so that it can be pivoted from a position in which the crystal lines on the axis of the microscope to a position in which a sample carried on the support can be observed visually. The mounting is arranged such that it can be returned reliably and reproducibly to its original position with the crystal on the axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2007Publication date: February 5, 2009Applicant: PerkinElmer Singapore PTE Ltd.Inventors: Robert Alan Hoult, Ralph Lance Carter, Antonio Canas Wilkinson, Paul Styles
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Publication number: 20090002815Abstract: An accessory for use with a microscope arranged to carry out ATR measurements has a support (40) which can be fixed to the moveable stage (20) of the microscope. A mounting member (100) is carried by the support (40). A sample supporting member (60) is disposed below the location of the ATR crystal (106). The sample supporting member (60) is carried on the support (40) such that it can be moved to restricted extent relative to the support and defines a sub-stage which can be moved relative to the main stage (20) of the microscope.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: PekinElmer Singapore PTE Ltd.Inventors: Robert Alan Hoult, Ralph Lance Carter, Antonio Canas Wilkinson, Paul Styles
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Publication number: 20080285122Abstract: An accessory for use with a microscope arranged to carry out ATR measurements has a support (40) which can be mounted on the moveable stage of the microscope. A mounting (100) for an ATR crystal (106) is carried on the support. A sample supporting member (60) is disposed below the location of the ATR crystal. The sample supporting member (60) has a relatively thin upper wall (64). A pressure applying mechanism (80) is located below the wall (64) and is operable to apply pressure to a sample through the wall (64) to ensure good contact between a sample and the sample contacting surface of the crystal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2007Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: Perkin Elmer Singapore PTE Ltd.Inventors: Robert Alan Hoult, Ralph Lance Carter, Antonio Canas Wilkinson, Paul Styles