Native fluorescence detection methods, devices, and systems for organic compounds

    公开(公告)号:US10895533B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-19

    申请号:US16820309

    申请日:2020-03-16

    Abstract: Naphthalene, benzene, toluene, xylene, and other volatile organic compounds VOCs have been identified as serious health hazards. Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods and apparatus for near-real-time in-situ detection and accumulated dose measurement of exposure to naphthalene vapor and other hazardous gaseous VOCs. The methods and apparatus employ excitation of fluorophors native or endogenous to compounds of interest using light sources emitting in the ultraviolet below 300 nm and measurement of native fluorescence emissions in distinct wavebands above the excitation wavelength. The apparatus of some embodiments are cell-phone-sized sensor/dosimeter “badges” to be worn by personnel potentially exposed to hazardous VOCs. The badge sensor of some embodiments provides both real time detection and data logging of exposure to naphthalene or other VOCs of interest from which both instantaneous and accumulated dose can be determined.

    SPECTRUM MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
    172.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200370962A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-26

    申请号:US16879777

    申请日:2020-05-21

    Abstract: A spectrum measurement system includes a laser light source system, an optical signal receiving system and a beam splitting system. The laser light source system is configured to emit a laser output light beam to the object. The laser output light beam includes at least one of a first and a second peak-wavelength laser. After the object is radiated by the laser output light beam, the object generates a conversion beam. The conversion beam includes at least one of a first and a second spectral signals. The optical signal receiving system includes at least a first and a second signal receivers being respectively configured to receive the first and the second spectral signals. The beam splitting system provides a plurality of light exiting paths being configured to respectively transmit the first and the second spectral signals to the first and the second signal receivers.

    SPECTROSCOPIC ASSAYS AND TAGGING
    174.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200348179A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-05

    申请号:US16728841

    申请日:2019-12-27

    Abstract: A spectroscopic assay is provided. The assay comprises: a motive particle configured to move within a solution, the motive particle comprising a first analyte binding reagent for selectively binding to a target analyte; and a spectroscopic reporter particle configured to provide a predetermined spectroscopic signal in response to being interrogated by a spectrometer, the spectroscopic reporter particle comprising a second analyte binding reagent for selectively binding to the target analyte, wherein the motive particle and the spectroscopic reporter particle are configured to provide a sandwich assay in the presence of the target analyte via the first and second analyte binding reagents.

    HANDHELD LASER FLUORESCENCE SPECTRUM PROBE ASSEMBLY

    公开(公告)号:US20200326236A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-15

    申请号:US16438127

    申请日:2019-06-11

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a handheld laser fluorescence spectrum probe assembly, which relates to the technical field of fluorescence spectrum detection, and is designed for solving the problem of low detection precision with fluorescence spectrum detection. The handheld laser fluorescence spectrum probe assembly includes a handheld pen-like tube, an optical fiber, and a tube sleeve, wherein a first end of the tube sleeve is detachably connected with a first end of the handheld pen-like tube; a first end of the optical fiber is inserted in the handheld pen-like tube from a second end of the handheld pen-like tube, the first end of the optical fiber is connected with a dodging lens, and a distance between an end face of an end of the dodging lens away from the optical fiber and an end face of a second end of the tube sleeve is 22-28 mm.

    Hyperspectral imaging system
    176.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10803558B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-13

    申请号:US16348102

    申请日:2017-11-07

    Abstract: This invention relates to a hyperspectral imaging system for denoising and/or color unmixing multiple overlapping spectra in a low signal-to-noise regime with a fast analysis time. This system may be configured to carry out Hyper-Spectral Phasors (HySP) calculations to effectively analyze hyper-spectral time-lapse data. For example, this system may be configured to carry out Hyper-Spectral Phasors (HySP) calculations to effectively analyze five-dimensional (5D) hyper-spectral time-lapse data. Advantages of this imaging system may include: (a) fast computational speed, (b) the ease of phasor analysis, and (c) a denoising algorithm to obtain the minimally-acceptable signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). An unmixed color image of a target may be generated. These images may be used in diagnosis of a health condition, which may enhance a patient's clinical outcome and evolution of the patient's health.

    TREATMENT OF TARGETS WITH QUANTUM ENTANGLED TRANSMISSION PACKAGES

    公开(公告)号:US20200319030A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16833586

    申请日:2020-06-04

    Applicant: Gustav Hudson

    Inventor: Gustav Hudson

    Abstract: An improvement is made to a non-Raman spectroscopy method and apparatus in which a quantum entangled transmission package formed in a quantum well in a laser is directed to a target and in which the apparatus receives emission packages from the target. A control circuit triggers the laser to emit a laser beam. The transmission package is sent via the laser beam by an emission fiber and the emission package is received by a collection fiber. The collection fiber and the transmission fiber may be included in a Raman probe. The collection fiber provides an input to a monochromator comprising a diffraction grating. The diffraction grating is constructed to permit selection of any of a wide range of wavelengths. A spectrometer receives an output from the diffraction grating. The spectrometer output is measured by a photomultiplier to provide an input to the control module. A number of different spectra are selectively generated. Also, the transmission package may be formed with a power level to affect structure of a preselected target.

    Organic compound analyzer, organic compound analysis method, and program for organic compound analyzer

    公开(公告)号:US10794831B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-06

    申请号:US16325354

    申请日:2017-08-08

    Applicant: HORIBA, Ltd.

    Inventor: Chikashi Ota

    Abstract: An organic compound analyzer is provided which is capable of highly accurately determining a denaturation feature point on which a minute structural change of an organic compound is reflected. The organic compound analyzer includes an actual measured data storage section, an evaluation criterion vector setting section, a score calculation section, and a change feature point determination section. The actual measured data storage section is configured to store in pairs a plurality of actual measured spectra obtained through measurement of a sample containing an organic compound under a plurality of different external stimulus conditions, and external stimulus conditions under which spectra are respectively measured. The evaluation criterion vector setting section is configured to set a loading that indicates weighting to individual wavenumbers at which the spectra are measured. The score calculation section is configured to calculate a score corresponding to the loading for each of external simulation conditions under which the spectra are measured, on the basis of the loading and the actual measured data. The change feature point determination section is configured to calculate a denaturation temperature of the organic compound on the basis of a change in the score with respect to external stimulus conditions.

    Multi-wavelength Laser Inspection
    179.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200300759A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-24

    申请号:US16890950

    申请日:2020-06-02

    Abstract: An example system for inspecting a surface includes a laser, an optical system, a gated camera, and a control system. The laser is configured to emit pulses of light, with respective wavelengths of the pulses of light varying over time. The optical system includes at least one optical element, and is configured to direct light emitted by the laser to points along a scan line one point at a time. The gated camera is configured to record a fluorescent response of the surface from light having each wavelength of a plurality of wavelengths at each point along the scan line. The control system is configured to control the gated camera such that an aperture of the gated camera is open during fluorescence of the surface but closed during exposure of the surface to light emitted by the laser.

    IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND SORTING SYSTEM
    180.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200300704A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-24

    申请号:US16894601

    申请日:2020-06-05

    Abstract: An identification apparatus includes: a plurality of light capturing units including light-capturing optical systems configured to capture a plurality of Raman scattered light fluxes from a sample, an optical fiber unit configured to include a plurality of optical fibers configured to respectively guide the captured Raman scattered light fluxes and in which the optical fibers are bundled at emission end portions thereof; a spectral element configured to disperse the guided Raman scattered light fluxes; an imaging unit configured to receive the dispersed Raman scattered light fluxes; and a data processor configured to acquire spectral data of the Raman scattered light fluxes from the imaging unit and configured to perform an identification process. The Raman scattered light fluxes dispersed by the spectral element are projected so that a spectral image formed on a light-receiving surface of the imaging unit extends along a main scanning direction of the imaging unit.

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