Apparatus and Method for Controlling Operation of Vehicles or Machinery by Intoxicated or Impaired Individuals
    302.
    发明申请
    Apparatus and Method for Controlling Operation of Vehicles or Machinery by Intoxicated or Impaired Individuals 审中-公开
    通过有毒或受伤个人控制车辆或机械的操作的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120078473A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-29

    申请号:US13314703

    申请日:2011-12-08

    Abstract: The present invention discloses apparatuses and methods for non-invasive determination of attributes of human tissue by quantitative infrared spectroscopy. The embodiments of the present invention include subsystems optimized to contend with the complexities of the tissue measurements. The subsystems can include an illumination/modulation subsystem, a tissue sampling subsystem, a calibration maintenance subsystem, a data acquisition subsystem, and a computing subsystem. Embodiments of the present invention provide analyte property determination and identity determination or verification from the same spectroscopic information, making unauthorized use or misleading results less likely that in systems that include separate analyte and identity determinations. The invention can be used to prevent operation of automobiles or other equipment unless the operator has an acceptable alcohol concentration, and to limit operation of automobiles or other equipment to authorized individuals who are not intoxicated or drug-impaired.

    Abstract translation: 本发明公开了通过定量红外光谱法非侵入性地确定人体组织属性的装置和方法。 本发明的实施例包括被优化以应对组织测量的复杂性的子系统。 子系统可以包括照明/调制子系统,组织采样子系统,校准维护子系统,数据采集子系统和计算子系统。 本发明的实施方案提供了来自相同光谱信息的分析物质性质确定和鉴别确认或验证,使得在包括单独的分析物和身份确定的系统中不太可能使用未经授权的使用或误导结果。 本发明可以用于防止汽车或其他设备的操作,除非操作人员具有可接受的酒精浓度,并且将汽车或其他设备的操作限制于不会中毒或药物受损的授权个人。

    Spectroscopic lance for bulk sampling
    304.
    发明授权
    Spectroscopic lance for bulk sampling 有权
    用于批量采样的光谱枪

    公开(公告)号:US07847947B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-07

    申请号:US11917019

    申请日:2006-06-27

    Applicant: Colin Jeffress

    Inventor: Colin Jeffress

    Abstract: A lance assembly (10) for spectroscopically sampling bulk product (8) is disclosed. The assembly comprises: an elongate lance body (11) having a longitudinal axis (15), a proximal end (12) for maneuvering and a head (19) defining a cavity (18). Housed within the cavity (18) is a spectroscopic receiver (20) having a field of view and a radiant energy source (40) providing a beam of energy to be reflected from the bulk product (8) to the receiver 20 through a window (30). The window (30) has an external surface (31) which, in use, is in contact with the bulk product (8). The beam of energy and the field of view of the receiver (20) are both directed towards the external surface (31) so as to allow sampling adjacent the external surface (31).

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于光谱取样散装产品(8)的喷枪组件(10)。 组件包括:具有纵向轴线(15),用于操纵的近端(12)和限定空腔(18)的头部(19)的细长喷枪体(11)。 设置在空腔(18)内的是具有视野的分光学接收器(20)和辐射能源(40),其通过窗口(40)提供能够从散装产品(8)反射到接收器20的能量束 30)。 窗口(30)具有在使用中与散装产品(8)接触的外表面(31)。 能量束和接收器(20)的视野均指向外表面(31),以允许邻近外表面(31)进行取样。

    Spectral imaging of biofilms
    306.
    发明授权
    Spectral imaging of biofilms 有权
    生物膜的光谱成像

    公开(公告)号:US07760353B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-20

    申请号:US12248344

    申请日:2008-10-09

    Abstract: A spectroscopic method and system to identify a biofilm of a microorganism. A sample containing a sample microorganism is irradiated with substantially monochromatic radiation. A Raman data set is obtained based on radiation scattered from the irradiated sample. A database is searched in accordance with the Raman data set in order to identify a known Raman data set from the database. The database contains a plurality of known Raman data sets where each known Raman data set is associated with a known sessile form of a corresponding known microorganism. A sessile form of the sample microorganism is identified based on the known Raman data set identified by the searching.

    Abstract translation: 鉴定微生物生物膜的光谱方法和系统。 用基本上单色的辐射照射含有样品微生物的样品。 基于从照射样品散射的辐射获得拉曼数据集。 根据拉曼数据集搜索数据库,以便从数据库中识别已知的拉曼数据集。 数据库包含多个已知的拉曼数据集,其中每个已知的拉曼数据集与相应的已知微生物的已知无形形式相关联。 基于通过搜索识别的已知拉曼数据集来鉴定样品微生物的固定形式。

    KERNEL-BASED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING MATERIALS OR CHEMICALS AND FOR QUANTIFYING THE PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS OR CHEMICALS IN MIXTURES USING SPECTROSCOPIC DATA
    307.
    发明申请
    KERNEL-BASED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING MATERIALS OR CHEMICALS AND FOR QUANTIFYING THE PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS OR CHEMICALS IN MIXTURES USING SPECTROSCOPIC DATA 有权
    用于分类材料或化学品的基于KERNEL的方法和装置以及使用光谱数据量化混合物中材料或化学品的性质

    公开(公告)号:US20100179934A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-15

    申请号:US12595023

    申请日:2008-05-16

    Abstract: A kernel-based method determines the similarity of a first spectrum and a second spectrum. Each spectrum represents a result of spectral analysis of a material or chemical and comprises a set of spectral attributes distributed across a spectral range. The method calculates a kernel function which makes use of the shape of the spectral response surrounding a spectral point. This is achieved by comparing the value of an spectral attribute in a spectrum and each of a set of neighbouring spectral attributes within a window around the spectral attribute. Weighting values can be applied to calculations when deriving the kernel function. The weighting values can assign different degrees of importance to different regions of the spectrum. The method can be used to: classify unknown spectra; predict the concentration of an analyte within a mixture; database searching for the closest match using a kernel-derived distance metric; visualisation of high-dimensional spectral data in two or three dimensions.

    Abstract translation: 基于内核的方法确定第一个频谱和第二个频谱的相似度。 每个光谱表示材料或化学品的光谱分析的结果,并且包括分布在光谱范围内的一组光谱属性。 该方法计算利用围绕光谱点的光谱响应的形状的核函数。 这是通过比较频谱属性在光谱属性附近的窗口内的一组相邻光谱属性中的每一个的频谱属性的值来实现的。 导出内核函数时,加权值可以应用于计算。 权重值可以为不同的频谱区域赋予不同程度的重要性。 该方法可用于:对未知光谱进行分类; 预测混合物内分析物的浓度; 数据库使用内核派生的距离度量搜索最接近的匹配; 可视化二维或三维高维谱数据。

    METHODS OF CHARACTERIZING AND MEASURING PARTICULATE FILTER ACCUMULATION
    308.
    发明申请
    METHODS OF CHARACTERIZING AND MEASURING PARTICULATE FILTER ACCUMULATION 有权
    表征和测量颗粒过滤器累积的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100108890A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-06

    申请号:US12582981

    申请日:2009-10-21

    Abstract: Methods of characterizing and measuring particulate accumulation in a family of particulate filters (10) are disclosed. The disclosure can be applied to diesel, gasoline and natural gas fueled engines, fluid streams bearing dust, and chemical and biological substances such as may be found in laboratory fluids, for example, air. In one embodiment, the disclosure is directed to measuring diesel particulate accumulation in a family of diesel particulate filters. The methods include measuring calibration complex terahertz transmission spectra (PC(f)) of at least a portion (17) of at least one particulate or diesel particulate filter in the family for different known particulate or diesel particulate amounts (ADP). The method also involves performing a partial least squares (PLS) analysis on the calibration complex terahertz transmission spectra to establish a calibration relationship between the complex terahertz transmission spectra and the particulate or diesel particulate amounts. The complex transmission spectrum of a subject particulate filter or diesel particulate filter having an unknown amount of particulate or diesel particulate accumulation is then determined and compared to the linear calibration relationship to establish a measured amount of particulates or diesel particulates. The methods include using a terahertz (THz) system (100) to obtain the complex terahertz transmission spectra for the calibration and subject particulate or diesel particulate filters.

    Abstract translation: 公开了在微粒过滤器(10)系列中表征和测量颗粒积聚的方法。 本公开可以应用于柴油,汽油和天然气燃料发动机,带有灰尘的流体流,以及诸如可以在实验室流体例如空气中发现的化学和生物物质。 在一个实施方案中,本公开涉及测量柴油颗粒过滤器系列中的柴油颗粒物积聚。 所述方法包括测量家族中至少一种颗粒或柴油颗粒​​过滤器的至少一部分(17)的校准复数太赫兹透射光谱(PC(f)),用于不同的已知颗粒或柴油颗粒​​量(ADP)。 该方法还涉及对校准复数太赫兹透射光谱进行偏最小二乘法(PLS)分析,以建立复数太赫兹透射光谱与颗粒或柴油颗粒​​量之间的校准关系。 然后确定具有未知量的颗粒或柴油颗粒​​物积聚的目标颗粒过滤器或柴油颗粒​​过滤器的复杂透射光谱,并将其与线性校准关系进行比较,以建立测量量的颗粒物或柴油颗粒​​物。 这些方法包括使用太赫兹(THz)系统(100)来获得用于校准和主体颗粒或柴油颗粒​​过滤器的复数太赫兹透射光谱。

    Method for Performing IR Spectroscopy Measurements to Determine Coating Wight/Amount for Metal Conversion Coatings
    310.
    发明申请
    Method for Performing IR Spectroscopy Measurements to Determine Coating Wight/Amount for Metal Conversion Coatings 有权
    执行IR光谱测量以确定金属转化涂层的涂层维数/量的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100032573A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-11

    申请号:US12189113

    申请日:2008-08-08

    Abstract: A method of determining a coating weight and/or amount of a conversion coating on a metallic substrate including making near-IR spectra of a series of coating weight standards on an appropriate substrate material to match sample material in question, pre-processing the data to prepare it for multivariate calibration methods, performing the multivariate calibration, saving the calibration model in the hand-held near-IR device in an appropriate format, and using the calibration model to predict sample material in question from their near IR spectra.

    Abstract translation: 一种确定金属基底上的转化涂层的涂层重量和/或量的方法,包括在适当的基底材料上制备一系列涂层重量标准物的近红外光谱以匹配所讨论的样品材料,将数据预处理 准备多变量校准方法,执行多变量校准,以适当的格式将手持近红外设备中的校准模型保存在校准模型中,并使用校准模型从其近红外光谱中预测所讨论的样品材料。

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