Patents Issued in January 25, 2024
  • Publication number: 20240027320
    Abstract: A system and method for sorting sperm is provided. The system includes a housing and a microfluidic system supported by the housing. The system also includes an inlet providing access to the microfluidic system to deliver sperm to the microfluidic system and an outlet providing access to the microfluidic system to harvest sorted sperm from the microfluidic system. The microfluidic system provides a flow path for sperm from the inlet to the outlet and includes at least one channel extending from the inlet to the outlet to allow sperm delivered to the microfluidic system through the inlet to progress along the flow path toward the outlet. The microfluidic system also includes a filter including a first plurality of micropores arranged in the flow path between the inlet and the outlet to cause sperm traveling along the flow path to move against through the filter and gravity to reach the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Utkan Demirci, Waseem Asghar
  • Publication number: 20240027321
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus are provided for flow cytometry. In one example, the flow cytometry system includes dual laser devices and dual scatter channels to measure velocity of particles in a core stream of sample fluid. The total flow rate of the sample fluid and the sheath fluid around the sample fluid is controlled, and thus held constant, by a feedback control system controlling a vacuum pump based on differential pressure across ends of a flow channel in the flow cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: David Vrane
  • Publication number: 20240027322
    Abstract: A detection method includes applying a magnetic field to a sample including a composite particle, an unbound particle, and a first solvent, thereby retaining the composite particle and the unbound particle, each of the composite particle and the unbound particle including a magnetic dielectric particle modified by a substance capable of specifically binding to a target substance, the composite particle being bound to the target substance, the unbound particle being not bound to the target substance; replacing, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, at least part of the first solvent with a second solvent with lower electrical conductivity than the first solvent in a state in which the composite particle and the unbound particle are retained; stopping the application of the magnetic field and applying an electric field, thereby separating the composite particle and the unbound particle by dielectrophoresis; and detecting the separated composite particle, thereby detecting the target substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: TAKASHI KANNO
  • Publication number: 20240027323
    Abstract: An apparatus for locating and venting pathogen cells in blood. A cassette has a plurality of thin holding chambers that are filled with blood drawn from a patient. A light source illuminates each of the holding chambers and passes light to an underlying sensor array such that the cells in the blood produce shadow images of the cells in the sensor array. A processor performs pattern recognition to identify and locate the pathogen cells by use of an image library. After the pathogen cells are located, a pump is operated to move the identified cells to a processing zone. When each identified cell reaches the processing zone, a control voltage is generated to open a valve to vent the identified pathogen cells. The pump refills the cassette holding chambers, returns the processed blood to the patient, and the procedure is repeated for a treatment time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: William M. Gosney, Dale B. Nixon
  • Publication number: 20240027324
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for detecting microplastics based on optical technology, more particularly the present disclosure relates to an apparatus for detecting microplastics, which is capable of detecting and analyzing microplastics of various sizes that exist in a fluid in real time regardless of transparency using a microfluidic chip based on optical technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Seok Won HONG, Jae Hun KIM, Jiyun HAN, Subeen PARK
  • Publication number: 20240027325
    Abstract: Systems and methods for analyzing particles flowing in a channel are described. In an embodiment, the channel is configured to flow a particle through a lumen of the channel, the channel defining an interrogation window configured to allow light to pass into and out of the lumen; a light engine comprising: a first light source positioned to output first excitation light onto a first portion of the channel in the interrogation window; and a second light source positioned to output second excitation light onto a second portion of the channel in the interrogation window separate from the first portion. In an embodiment, the systems include an emission fiber bundle comprising a first emission optical fiber and a second emission optical fiber, wherein a proximal end of first emission optical fiber and second emission optical fiber are arranged in an emission fiber bundle head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: University of Washington
    Inventors: Daniel T. Chiu, Yifei Jiang, Mengxia Zhao, Yuanhua Cheng
  • Publication number: 20240027326
    Abstract: An optical system for particle size and concentration analysis, includes: at least one laser that produces an illuminating beam; a focusing lens that focuses the illuminating beam on particles that move relative to the illuminating beam at known or pre-defined angles to the illuminating beam through the focal region of the focusing lens; and at least two forward-looking detectors, that detect interactions of particles with the illuminating beam in the focal region of the focusing lens. The focusing lens is a cylindrical lens that forms a focal region that is: (i) narrow in the direction of relative motion between the particles and the illuminating beam, and (ii) wide in a direction perpendicular to a plane defined by an optical axis of the system and the direction of relative motion between the particles and the illuminating beam. Each of the two forward-looking detectors is comprised of two segmented linear arrays of detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: PARTICLE MEASURING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Nir KARASIKOV, Ori WEINSTEIN, Shoam SHWARTZ, Mehran Vahdani MOGHADDAM, Uri DUBIN
  • Publication number: 20240027327
    Abstract: A biological imaging analyzer is described comprises a staining module configured to stain cells of a biological sample so as to produce stained cells. The analyzer also comprises a lighting module configured to illuminate the stained cells, the lighting module comprising a plurality of pulsed lights. The analyzer further comprises an imaging module configured to capture images of the stained cells. A method of flow imaging a biological sample comprises flowing the biological sample including the stained cells through an image capture region of a flowcell. The method also comprises utilizing the lighting module to illuminate the stained cells at the image capture region with the plurality of pulsed lights. The method further comprises capturing images of the stained cells at the image capture region with the imaging module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Eduardo DELGADO, Bart WANDERS, Carol QUON, Gabriel SANTOS, John MCDONALD
  • Publication number: 20240027328
    Abstract: The generated amount of silica scale under complicated conditions is accurately predicted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tianlong JIANG, Takayuki HIROSE, Azusa WADA, Shinya UI
  • Publication number: 20240027329
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lensless imaging device, comprising an emitting part comprising a light source (1) configured to emit a light beam in a direction of emission and intended to follow an optical path, a receiving part incorporating an electronic circuit board (3) bearing a sensor (2) having a planar capture surface (20) intended to receive said light beam in a direction normal to said capture surface, said optical path being subdivided into several successive optical sections, each optical section corresponding to a distinct direction of propagation of the light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Xavier MERMET, Caroline PAULUS
  • Publication number: 20240027330
    Abstract: It could be helpful to provide an inspection method that can determine the formed amount of an adhesive region on a separator substrate with high accuracy in producing a lithium ion secondary battery separator. The presently disclosed method of inspecting a lithium ion secondary battery separator is a method of inspecting a lithium ion secondary battery separator, in which an adhesive region made of a binder is formed on at least one surface of a separator substrate. This inspection method includes determining a formed amount of the adhesive region by spectroscopic ellipsometry that measures a change in deflection state of reflected light by irradiating the surface of the separator substrate on which the adhesive region is formed with linearly polarized light of white light as incident light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomofumi YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20240027331
    Abstract: A hand-held scanning probe is included in an optical scanning system. The hand-held scanning probe includes a housing and an optical component. The optical component includes a first lens, a reflector, a two-dimensional beam scanning mechanism, a splitter and a second lens. The first lens is used to receive a laser beam split by a fiber-coupled splitter and convert the laser beam into a form of collimated light. The reflector is used to refract the laser beam. The two-dimensional beam scanning mechanism provides the laser beam to a surface for two-dimensional scanning, producing a swing beam. The splitter is used to separate a scanning end beam returned from the test specimen from an illumination beam into two different light paths. The second lens is used to focus the swing beam at the test surface to form the scanning end beam for scanning. An optical scanning system is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: MENG-TSAN TSAI, FENG-YU CHANG, BO-HUEI HUANG
  • Publication number: 20240027332
    Abstract: Pulsed light in which an elapsed time in a pulse and a wavelength of light correspond to each other on a one-to-one basis is emitted from a pulsed light source and radiated to a product multiple times, and a plurality of beams of the pulsed light transmitted through the product is incident on a light receiver. An output of the light receiver is digitized by an AD converter, values at times regarded as having the same wavelength in beams of the pulsed light are integrated by an FPGA as an integration unit, and then the integrated value is input to a calculator, an absorption spectrum is calculated by a measurement program, and a quality determination program quantifies a specific component to determine quality of a product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Go YAMADA, Kazuki SHINOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20240027333
    Abstract: An optical plasma grading system includes a broadband light source configured to emit light having wavelengths in a visible spectrum, an optical spectrometer configured to receive a reflected portion of the emitted light and analyze at least a portion of the received, reflected light to determine a main wavelength of the portion of the received reflected light, and a controller operably connected to the optical spectrometer, the controller configured to determine a plasma grade of the plasma based at least upon the main wavelength of the plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Benjamin E. Kusters
  • Publication number: 20240027334
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for determining if a urine sample comprises synthetic urine, methods for matching a urine sample to a subject, and methods for amplifying DNA. Also provided are kits that include a set of at least 3 pairs of a pre-amplification forward and reverse primer, where each pair of pre-amplification forward and reverse primers is designed to amplify 250 to 300 nucleotides of genomic DNA that contains one of at least 3 SNPs, where the pre-amplification forward and reverse primers in each of the three or more pairs of pre-amplification primers contains (i) a sequence of about 17 to about 25 contiguous nucleotides that is complementary to a sequence in the genomic DNA and (i) a tag sequence of about 17 to about 25 contiguous nucleotides that is not complementary to a sequence in the genomic DNA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Matt McCarty, Keqin Gregg
  • Publication number: 20240027335
    Abstract: An apparatus (100) for identifying precious stones and man-made stones is disclosed. The apparatus (100) includes a handheld device (2) with a probe (4), a thermal and optical testing assembly, a microcontroller (36), and a visual indicator (6). The probe is electronically coupled with the handheld device (2) and is removable and replaceable. The probe (4) includes a copper tube (5a) with an optical fiber (23) and a tip (5) for contacting the stone under test. The thermal testing assembly heats the copper tube (5a) and the optical assembly illuminates the stone (12, 13) under test with UV light. The microcontroller (36) determines heat transfer and determines at least one of: the electrical, thermal, and optical properties of the stone. The microcontroller (36) identifies the type of stone, and the visual indicator displays the result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Smart Pro Instrument Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mehboob Alam, Absalon James Montilla, Raweerat Homyamyen Montilla
  • Publication number: 20240027336
    Abstract: A sensor for measuring nitric oxide concentration in a sample, the sensor constituted of: an ozone source for oxidizing nitric oxide within a sample to form NO2; and one or more light adsorption measurement systems for determining NO2 levels in the sample in the nitric oxide analyzer before and after oxidizing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Dmitry MEDVEDEV, Roman ILIEV, Boris MISLAVSKY
  • Publication number: 20240027337
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for measuring the absorbance of light of a substance in a solution in a measuring cell, said method comprising the steps of: transmitting a first light beam from a light source towards a beam splitter; dividing the first light beam into a signal light ray and a reference light ray by the beam splitter; modulating the signal light ray; modulating the reference light ray; providing the measuring cell such that the signal light ray passes through the measuring cell; detecting a signal in a detector, which signal is the combined signal intensity of the signal light ray and the reference light ray detected by the detector; performing synchronous detection of the detected signal in order to reconstruct the intensities of the signal light ray and the reference light ray from the combined signal detected by the detector, said synchronous detection being based on the modulation performed to the signal light ray and the reference light ray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Mikael Anders Hornqvist
  • Publication number: 20240027338
    Abstract: A system may include a flow valve coupled to a gas inlet of a landfill gas system and a pump coupled to the flow valve and configured to draw gas from the landfill gas system via the gas inlet. The system may further include an oxygen sensor comprising at least one laser configured to detect oxygen concentration in the gas, a carbon dioxide sensor comprising at least one infrared light source configured to detect carbon dioxide concentration in the gas, and/or one or more chemical sensors configured to sense concentrations of a respective one or more chemicals in the gas. A microprocessor may determine sensed data including at least the oxygen concentration, the carbon dioxide concentration, concentrations of the one or more chemicals, the static pressure, the atmospheric pressure, and/or a differential pressure, and communicate the sensed data to a mobile control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Alan Vidal
  • Publication number: 20240027339
    Abstract: A device is for analyzing a heterogeneous sample (S). The device includes a measurement module having a reservoir configured to accommodate the sample (S), a first infrared spectroscopy subassembly and a second fluorescence spectroscopy subassembly. The first subassembly includes a diffusing optical element which is positioned so as to allow the implementation of reliable infrared spectroscopy measurements with a high precision without degrading the fluorescence spectroscopy measurements which take place on the same sample. The device includes a processing module connected to the measurement module by a communication network and a processor configured to analyze the data obtained by infrared spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Spectralys Innovation
    Inventors: Abdelhaq Acharid, Ines Birlouez, Papus Boutaouakou, Olivier Charles-Francois, Elliot Legrand, Monji Messaoudi, Stephane Oddos, Clement Voisin
  • Publication number: 20240027340
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a camera, light sources, an optical bandpass filter, and a conversion unit. The camera includes an image sensor including a N-band color filter (where N is a natural number greater than or equal to 3). The M types of light sources (where M is a natural number that satisfies 2?M?N) have the emission spectral characteristics of having respective peaks in mutually different wavelength ranges within a visible light range and a near-infrared range. The conversion unit generates image signals of M bands each having spectral sensitivity to the corresponding one of the mutually different wavelength ranges by performing a matrix operation on an N-band imaging signal obtained by the image sensor when an article is photographed with the camera. The light application direction and the emission intensity are individually selected for each of the light sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA N-TECH, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA, TOHOSHOJI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tohru Watanabe, Hideki Ota, Kunimitsu Toyoshima
  • Publication number: 20240027341
    Abstract: A point of use analyte detection and quantification system for aquatic applications is provided. Related methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Ron LEVIN, Clinton BEELAND, James LeFILES, Joseph EGAN, Timothy ZOLLERS, Jacob THOMPSON
  • Publication number: 20240027342
    Abstract: A real-time reference free background oriented schlieren system is provided. One embodiment includes a display device capable of generating an image pattern projected onto a retroreflective background. A beam splitter is used to transmit a portion of the projected image pattern towards a reference image sensor and another portion of the image pattern towards the retroreflective background and past a density object. The retroreflective background reflects the projected pattern back through the beam splitter and onto a signal imaging sensor. Collected data from the reference image sensor and the signal image sensor may be processed in real-time. The image pattern may be altered as necessary without requiring a new reference image, reducing the amount of time required to set up and adjust the system. A display device may be capable of switching between a schlieren visualization capability to a shadowgraph system allowing for the use of two different imaging techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Joshua M. Weisberger, Brett F. Bathel
  • Publication number: 20240027343
    Abstract: A detection method for a display screen is provided, including: emitting, by a light source, light onto a surface of a display screen to form a diffuse reflection, where the light source includes an initial first color channel value a1 and an initial second color channel value b1; measuring, by a detector, a first color channel value a and a second color channel value b of the reflected light; calculating a color breakup value lab of the reflected light by: lab=?{square root over ((a?a1)2+(b?b1)2)}; calculating, in response to (a+b) being not equal to 0, a hue value ? by: ?=|a+b|/(a+b); calculating a color breakup and hue quantization value ? of the reflected light by: ?=lab×?=|a+b|?{square root over ((a?a1)2+(b?b1)2)}/(a+b); and determining whether the display screen is qualified based on determining whether the color breakup and hue quantization value ? is within a predetermined quantization value range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Can Huang, Hongcheng Gao, Jiandong Bao, Dawei Shi, Lu Yang, Wentao Wang, Weitao Ma
  • Publication number: 20240027344
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a fluorescent sensor, comprising a) a responsive polypeptide, and b) an optically active polypeptide, wherein the optically active polypeptide is inserted into the responsive polypeptide. The present disclosure also relates to a nucleic acid sequence encoding the fluorescent sensor according to any embodiment, or a complementary sequence thereof. The disclosure also provides an expression vector comprising the nucleic acid sequence or a complementary sequence thereof of the disclosure operably linked to an expression control sequence. The disclosure also provides a cell containing the expression vector of the disclosure. The present disclosure also provides a method for preparing the fluorescent sensor of this disclosure, comprising the following steps: providing a host cell comprising an expression vector that expresses the fluorescent sensor of the disclosure, culturing the host cell under conditions suitable for the expression of the host cell, and separating the fluorescent sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Yi Yang, Yuzheng Zhao, Xie Li, Yejun Zou, Changcheng Zhang
  • Publication number: 20240027345
    Abstract: A biochip includes a perfusion layer between a media layer and a first membrane. The perfusion layer has a perfusion channel to provide a liquid to cells in a well layer, with the cells attached to a second membrane below the well layer. A stimulation layer below the second membrane includes a stimulation air channel having a stimulation channel inlet and a stimulation channel outlet. The biochip may be used to detect volatile organic compounds in air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Oshiorenoya E. AGABI, Jack Schenkman
  • Publication number: 20240027346
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for detecting a nerve agent in an analyte, said nerve agent having a phosphorus-fluorine bond, which method comprises: (a) contacting the analyte with a solid state composition comprising a sensor compound; wherein the sensor compound comprises a basic nitrogen atom and a hydroxyaryl moiety protected by a silyl protecting group; and wherein, in the presence of hydrogen fluoride, said silyl group is cleaved to effect deprotection of the hydroxyl group thus forming a luminescent reporter compound; (b) irradiating the solid state composition at a predetermined wavelength; (c) measuring the luminescence to determine if the reporter compound is present; and (d) determining whether the nerve agent is present in the analyte based on the measurement obtained in step (c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Paul Leslie BURN, Paul Edward SHAW, Shengqiang FAN
  • Publication number: 20240027347
    Abstract: A nucleic acid extraction and fluorescent PCR detection system, comprising: an extraction strip, an extraction strip loading device for loading the extraction strip, a sample holder loading device for loading and unloading samples, an extraction strip transfer gripper for driving the extraction strip to move to a preset position, a nucleic acid extraction device for purifying the samples to obtain nucleic acids, a PCR detection device for performing fluorescent PCR detection on the nucleic acids, and a control device, wherein the extraction strip loading device, the sample holder loading device, the extraction strip transfer gripper, the nucleic acid extraction device and the PCR detection device are all connected to the control device. The problems of relatively poor flexibility and relatively low detection efficiency of a nucleic acid extraction and detection system can be ameliorated, so that a sample detection process is more flexible and convenient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: AUTOBIO LABTEC INSTRUMENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chao WANG, Peng ZHAO, Yaoji LIU, Zhenkun LI, Yang PAN, Long SUN, Cong LIU
  • Publication number: 20240027348
    Abstract: It is possible to more appropriately perform fluorescence separation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Kenji Ikeda, Noriyuki Kishii, Hideya Chubachi, Ayumu Taguchi, Kazuhiro Nakagawa, Sakiko Yasukawa
  • Publication number: 20240027349
    Abstract: A method comprises: directing, using an objective and a first reflective surface, first autofocus light toward a sensor, the first autofocus light reflected from a first surface of a substrate; preventing second autofocus light from reaching the sensor, the second autofocus light reflected from a second surface of the substrate; and directing, using the objective and a second reflective surface, emission light toward the sensor, the emission light originating from a sample at the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Simon Prince, Danilo Condello, Vincent Hsieh, Krysada Phounsiri, John O’Shaughnessy
  • Publication number: 20240027350
    Abstract: A method for inspecting probe molecule includes evaluating the formation of the probe molecule at the surface of the graphene by comparing an intensity ratio a1/b1, and an intensity ratio a2/b2. The intensity al is of a peak of the first Raman spectrum having a peak top positioned in a first band of not less than 1200 cm?1 and not more than 1500 cm?1. The intensity b1 is of a peak of the first Raman spectrum having a peak top positioned in a second band of not less than 1510 cm?1 and not more than 1800 cm?1. The intensity a2 is of a peak of the second Raman spectrum having a peak top positioned in the first band. The intensity b2 is of a peak of the second Raman spectrum having a peak top positioned in the second band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Hiroko MIKI, Yoshiaki SUGIZAKI, Hideyuki TOMIZAWA
  • Publication number: 20240027351
    Abstract: A transient absorption spectrometer using excitation by a pulse current, including: a central control unit; a pulse generator configured to generate a current pulse signal under an action of a first trigger signal sent by the central control unit, where the current pulse signal is applied to a sample to be tested such that the sample is in a non-luminous excited state for single-carrier injection or a luminous excited state for luminescence in which an electroluminescent signal is generated; a laser configured to emit a pulsed optical signal under an action of a second trigger signal sent by the central control unit; a beam splitter disposed in a light-exiting direction of the laser, and configured to split the pulsed optical signal into a detection optical signal and a reference optical signal, where the detection optical signal irradiates the sample to be tested to generate a detected optical signal; a data acquisition unit configured to acquire, under an action of a third trigger signal and a fourth trigge
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Bo Li, Beibei Tang, Fengjia Fan, Jiangfeng Du
  • Publication number: 20240027352
    Abstract: Assays (100) may be performed with a luminometer (400) having a chassis (405) that may include a reaction vessel chamber (610). The luminometer (400) may also include a light passage (640) that intersects the reaction vessel chamber (610). The luminometer (400) may also include a cap (415) that, when in a closed configuration, prevents light emitted by external sources from entering the reaction vessel chamber (610) and from entering the light passage (640). The cap (415) may provide access to the reaction vessel chamber (610) when in an open configuration. The luminometer (400) may also include a calibration light source (460) optically coupled to one end of the light passage (640) and a light detector (630) optically coupled to another end of the light passage (640). The light detector (630) may include a sensing element for receiving light from the light passage (640).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Brian Kozicki, Creigh Thompson, Richard Wolf, Laura Holmes, David Sorrentino
  • Publication number: 20240027353
    Abstract: An optical measurement method comprises a holding step, a measurement step, and a first application step. In the holding step, a specimen solution containing a specimen and the magnetic particles is held in a specific magnetic field state, in which a magnetic field not lower than a first magnetic field for moving magnetic particles closer to a substrate is not applied, on the substrate or in a storage container different from the substrate. In the measurement step, an elapsed time from a start reference time of the specific magnetic field state is measured. In the first application step, after the elapsed time reaches a predetermined time, the first magnetic field is applied, for a first application time, by a magnet, to the specimen solution introduced to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Canon Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Minako NAKASU, Daisuke SASAGURI, Norishige KAKEGAWA, Satoshi YAMABI, Seiko YOSHIMURA
  • Publication number: 20240027354
    Abstract: There is provided a spectrophotometric system and method for measuring the concentration of discrete water-soluble compounds or minerals in the water of a live aquaculture basin. The system comprises a portable wireless spectrophotometer with an optical code reader for automatic identification of water sample cuvettes. The cuvettes bear an optical code identifier and are preloaded with at least one solid color indicating reagent dry tablet. The cuvettes are internally sized and shaped for a smaller tablet type to fall to the bottom and a larger tablet type not to not fall to the bottom and vertically rest at an intermediate height within the cuvette interior thereby creating vertical separation between the tablet types and avoiding cross-reactions or degradation while in storage or transport. The system can also include a mobile application for displaying the spectra results and for providing recommendations or e-commerce purchase means for water quality improvement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: RYNAN TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: My T. Nguyen, Truong T. Pham, Camtho T. Nguyen, Tri H. Le, Vietthu T. Nguyen, Truong N. Tran, Nam Q. Doan, Dat T. Bui, Quy M. Phan, Cuong Q. Hong
  • Publication number: 20240027355
    Abstract: A mobile computing device includes camera hardware configured to capture image data associated with an output signal area of a biological chromatographic test strip. The mobile computing device further includes processing circuitry in communication with the camera hardware, the processing circuitry being configured to determine, based on the image data captured by the camera hardware, a concentration of a target analyte in a test sample submitted via the biological chromatographic test strip. The mobile computing device further includes an interface in communication with the processing circuitry, the interface being configured to output data indicative of the concentration of the target analyte determined by the processing circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Antonia E. Schaefer, Nicholas T. Gabriel, Samuel J. Fahey, Adam C. Nyland, Thaine W. Fuller, John M. Kruse, Nicholas G. Amell, Glendon D. Kappel, Patrick A. Mach
  • Publication number: 20240027356
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for measuring the ionic strengths of the natural water sources. Also disclosed herein are systems used to measure an ionic strength of the natural water sources. More specifically disclosed herein are methods and systems utilizing spectroscopic pH measurements and calculations of the ionic strength as a function of the measured pH.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Robert H. Byrne
  • Publication number: 20240027357
    Abstract: A sparkle contrast correcting method includes a step of acquiring a first sparkle contrast that is caused by an anti-glare layer that is disposed on a surface of an electronic display and information that represents a first measurement condition, the first sparkle contrast being used as a comparison standard and being measured in the first measurement condition by using a first imaging lens that images emitted light from the anti-glare layer and a first two-dimensional image sensor on which the emitted light is imaged, a step of acquiring a second sparkle contrast that is caused by the anti-glare layer and information that represents a second measurement condition, the second sparkle contrast being used as a comparison target and being measured in the second measurement condition that differs from the first measurement condition by using a second imaging lens that images emitted light from the anti-glare layer and a second two-dimensional image sensor on which the emitted light is imaged, and a step of correc
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Makio KURASHIGE, Gen FURUI, Kazutoshi ISHIDA, Hiroko SUZUKI, Masayuki TSUNEKAWA, Yukimitsu IWATA, Norinaga NAKAMURA, Shumpei NISHIO
  • Publication number: 20240027358
    Abstract: Hand-held, rechargeable multi-tester with 2 in 1 thermal and optical LED probe tip, for identifying Earth-mined diamond, Type IIa HPHT diamonds, Type IIa CVD diamond, Simulant and Moissanite (including F1). All-in-one testing probe having both thermal conductivity sensor and optical sensor. Testing probe uses copper tube with built-in optical fiber for the tip of the probe and bundled optical fibers forming an optical ring to illuminate a target stone with light source using internal UV LEDs. Short and long wave UV light can be used singularly or together. Sensors measure thermal conductivity and optical absorptivity by converting an amount of temperature change and incident light into an output and sending signals to microcontroller unit to give results using color LCD touch screen to display and with speaking results in multiple languages. In addition to thermal and short and long wave optical, testing for metal may be added to handheld tester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Smart Pro Instrument Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mehboob Alam, Raweerat Homyamyen Montilla, Absalon James Montilla
  • Publication number: 20240027359
    Abstract: To present an inspection condition for efficiently detecting a scatterer present on a surface of an inspection target depending on type. An inspection condition presentation apparatus includes an intensity calculation part configured to calculate an intensity distribution of scattered light when inspection light is irradiated on a surface of an inspection target on which scatterers of different types are present according to a plurality of incidence condition candidates, and an incidence condition presentation part configured to present, to a user, an incidence condition candidate with which an intensity of the scattered light becomes a maximum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Katsuhisa YOSHIDA, Yoshishige OKUNO, Shuji HATADA, Kazunori OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240027360
    Abstract: A fastener removal inspection device comprising: a housing, a diffuser, a display screen; a processor, a graphics processor, a digital image capture device, a power source, and a graphics processor. The graphics processor may be configured to overlay an offset overlay on a digitally displayed image of an inspection site. The display screen may be configured to display the inspection site, which may include a fastener being removed or to be removed, the offset overlay, and/or fastener setup data. The processor may be configured to process the fastener setup data and the offset overlay in order to determine an offset value from the offset overlay and said digitally displayed image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: William Palleva, Dominick Mammolito, Mervyn Rudgley, James Becker
  • Publication number: 20240027361
    Abstract: The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a defect inspection device with which it is possible to suppress variation in an output signal occurring when an imaging operation condition for an image sensor is changed. The defect inspection device according to the present disclosure comprises a detector that outputs a detection signal for signal light generated by irradiating a sample with light. The detector is controlled so that a first operation state of the detector in a first signal acquisition condition and a second operation state of the detector in a second signal acquisition condition are the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kazuhide SATO, Yukihisa MOHARA, Masami MAKUUCHI
  • Publication number: 20240027362
    Abstract: The present application provides a detection method of a wrinkle degree of a screen and a visual detection device, the detection method includes: providing detection rays and irradiating the detection rays vertically onto a surface to be measured of a folding screen by an optical element; acquiring detection rays vertically reflected by the surface to be measured of the folding screen to obtain a corresponding light source reflection image; analyzing the light source reflection image to obtain an evaluation index of a wrinkle degree of the folding screen; and evaluating the wrinkle degree of the folding screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yali LIU, Yongzhen JIA
  • Publication number: 20240027363
    Abstract: A glass inspection equipment includes a first transfer rail extending in a first direction, where a glass including first sides and second sides extending in a direction intersecting the first sides reciprocates in the first direction, a rotation part on the first transfer rail to rotate the glass, an edge inspection part on the first transfer rail to inspect the first and second sides of the glass, and a surface inspection part which inspects a surface of the glass, the edge inspection part inspects the first sides when the glass with the first sides arranged parallel to the first direction is transferred under the edge inspection part, and the edge inspection part inspects the second sides when the glass transferred through the edge inspection part is rotated by the rotation part and the glass with the second sides parallel to the first direction is transferred under the edge inspection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: YUNKU KANG, KITAEK KIM, SUNGMIN PARK, JANGHOON LEE, LEEGU HAN
  • Publication number: 20240027364
    Abstract: A management system for a manufacturing facility including a manufacturing device including one or more device members for manufacturing a product, and an inspection device, the system including a display unit, a device member information acquisition unit, a product member information acquisition unit, a manufacturing abnormality information acquisition unit, an improvement candidate information acquisition unit configured to acquire improvement candidate information about candidates for improvement in the manufacturing facility, and a management work support unit configured to create list information and to cause the display unit to display the list information, the list information including an aggregated value of abnormalities of each sort during manufacturing the product and an aggregated value of abnormalities of each sort during inspecting the product within a predetermined aggregation time period, for each device member and/or product member as the candidate for improvement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroyuki MORI, Keita SAJI, Mayuko TANAKA
  • Publication number: 20240027365
    Abstract: A detection apparatus that detects a mark formed on a substrate is provided. The detection apparatus comprises a detection optical system that irradiates light on the mark on the substrate held by a stage and detects an image of the mark, and a processor that performs a detection process of the mark based on the image of the mark. The processor finds a detection value indicating a position of the mark in an observation field of the detection optical system based on the image of the mark, finds a subregion in which the mark is located among a plurality of subregions in the observation field, and corrects the detection value based on a correction value corresponding to the found subregion among correction values predetermined for the plurality of subregions, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Kazuya KIJIMA
  • Publication number: 20240027366
    Abstract: The present application provides a detection method of a crease degree of a screen and a visual detection device, the detection method includes: providing detection rays and obliquely irradiating the detection rays onto a surface to be measured of a folding screen; acquiring detection rays reflected by the surface to be measured of the folding screen to obtain a corresponding light source reflection image; analyzing the light source reflection image to obtain an evaluation index of an crease degree of the folding screen; and evaluating the crease degree of the folding screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yali LIU, Yongzhen JIA
  • Publication number: 20240027367
    Abstract: A method for determining a coating property of a variable coating on an inner circumferential surface of a measuring tube includes emitting an excitation signal from the first microwave antenna, wherein the excitation signal comprises a sequence of high-frequency signals; receiving the excitation signal by the second microwave antenna; determining a first test variable from the received excitation signal and/or from an integral transform of the received excitation signal, wherein the first test variable is characteristic of the propagation of the excitation signal along a first propagation path, wherein the first propagation path describes an at least partial propagation of the excitation signal by the variable coating on the inner circumferential surface; and determining the coating property of the variable coating, in particular a variable dependent upon a coating thickness of the variable coating, based upon the first test variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Anne Habermehl, Stefan Pflüger, Wolfgang Drahm
  • Publication number: 20240027368
    Abstract: A measurement method includes determining a measured mass parameter of a workpiece being measured based on radiation intensity of rays that have passed through the workpiece being measured; and correcting the measured mass parameter by using a displacement curve function of the workpiece being measured in a measurement environment, to obtain the corrected mass parameter of the workpiece being measured, where the displacement curve function is used to characterize influence of environmental factors on radiation in the measurement environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Liangjie YAN, Xing WANG
  • Publication number: 20240027369
    Abstract: A radiographic inspection device is provided, including: a plurality of inspection channels, a scanning apparatus, a driving apparatus and a controller. The plurality of inspection channels are arranged side by side, and each inspection channel is configured to carry an object to be inspected. The scanning apparatus includes a radiation source mounted outside the plurality of inspection channels, and a receiving apparatus mounted outside the plurality of inspection channels and configured to receive a radiation beam emitted from the radiation source. The driving apparatus is configured to drive the radiation source and the receiving apparatus to move to a vicinity of each inspection channel. The controller is configured to control the scanning apparatus moved to the vicinity of one of the plurality of inspection channels to scan the object in the one of the plurality of inspection channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Li ZHANG, Qingping HUANG, Mingzhi HONG, Zinan WANG