US3784816A
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Method for executing time-determined analysis in physical or chemical examination of substances and an apparatus for executing the method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-06-01
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Granted: 1974-01-08
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Expires: 1990-06-01
Abstract
Abstract The invention concerns a method for measuring the magnitudes of a great number of quantities which may vary very rapidly within wide limits. Each of the magnitudes to be measured is converted into a light signal having an intensity corresponding to the magnitude of the respective quantity. All such light signals are individually integrated during successive, accurately defined time intervals. At the end of each interval it is determined which integrals having reached at least one of a plurality of predetermined levels.
Inventors
- 👤 S Abrahamsson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 01:35
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N23/00; G01N23/20; G01N23/207; H; H01; H01J; H01J49/00; H01J49/02; H01J49/025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for measuring the magnitudes of a number of quantities which may vary very rapidly within wide limits, especially for use in crystallographic X-ray analysis and mass spectrometry, said method comprising the steps of converting each quantity into a light signal having an intensity corresponding to the magnitude of the respective quantity, integrating each light signal individually with respect to time, effecting the individual integration of all of said signals during successive, accurately defined time intervals, and determining after each such interval which of the integrals have reached a predetermined level.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
92 words
A method for measuring the magnitudes of a number of quantities which may vary very rapidly within wide limits, especially for use in crystallographic X-ray analysis and mass spectrometry, said method comprising the steps of converting each quantity into a light signal having an intensity corresponding to the magnitude of the respective quantity, integrating each light signal individually with respect to time, effecting the individual integration of all of said signals during successive, accurately defined time intervals, and determining after each such interval which of the integrals have reached a predetermined level.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 1, comprising the step of determining upon each time interval which of the integrals have reached any of a plurality of predetermined levels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the integration is terminated at the end of each time interval and restarted from zero at the beginning of the next following interval, each subsequent time interval having a length exceeding that of the next preceeding interval.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the intergration is caused to continue successively from one time interval to another.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
84 words
A method for measuring the magnitudes of a number of quantities which may vary very rapidly within wide limites, especially for use in crystallographic X-ray analysis and mass spectrometry, said method comprising the steps of integrating with respect to time variables proportional to the individual quantities and which may consist of said quantities themselves, effecting the integration of said individual quantities during successive, accurately defined time intervals, and determining after each such interval which of the integrals have reached at least one predetermined level.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
84 words
A method for measuring the magnitudes of a number of quantities which may vary very rapidly within wide limites, especially for use in crystallographic X-ray analysis and mass spectrometry, said method comprising the steps of integrating with respect to time variables proportional to the individual quantities and which may consist of said quantities themselves, effecting the integration of said individual quantities during successive, accurately defined time intervals, and determining after each such interval which of the integrals have reached at least one predetermined level.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
100 words
An apparatus for measuring the magnitudes of a number of quantities which may vary very rapidly within wide limits, especially intended to be used in crystallographic X-ray analysis and mass spectrometry, said apparatus comprising converting means arranged to convert each quantity into a light signal having an intensity corresponding to the magnitude of the respective quantity, means for integrating each light signal, control means operative with the integrating means, to effect individual integration of each light signal during successive, accurately defined time intervals, and means for determining after each such interval which of the integrals have reached a predetermined level.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
100 words
An apparatus for measuring the magnitudes of a number of quantities which may vary very rapidly within wide limits, especially intended to be used in crystallographic X-ray analysis and mass spectrometry, said apparatus comprising converting means arranged to convert each quantity into a light signal having an intensity corresponding to the magnitude of the respective quantity, means for integrating each light signal, control means operative with the integrating means, to effect individual integration of each light signal during successive, accurately defined time intervals, and means for determining after each such interval which of the integrals have reached a predetermined level.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus according to claim 6, comprising means for determining after each time interval which of the integrals have reached any of a plurality of predetermined levels.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
Apparatus according to claim 6 comprising integrating means having a smaller linear integration range than the maximum range of variation of the quantities to be measured.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 6 comprising light propagation fibre means connecting the integrating means to individual converting means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the integrating means consists of a single target of a televisioN camera tube.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus according to claim 6 wherein the converting means includes a plurality of light tranducers combined into a cubic chamber to receive a specimen in which said quantities originate.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
79 words
An apparatus for measuring the magnitudes of a number of quantities which may vary very rapidly within wide limites, especially intended to be used in crystallographic X-ray analysis and mass spectrometry, said apparatus comprising means for integrating variables proportional to the individual quantities, control means operative with the integrating means to effect the integration during successive, accurately defined time intervals, and means for determining after each such interval which of the integrals have reached at least one predetermined level.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
79 words
An apparatus for measuring the magnitudes of a number of quantities which may vary very rapidly within wide limites, especially intended to be used in crystallographic X-ray analysis and mass spectrometry, said apparatus comprising means for integrating variables proportional to the individual quantities, control means operative with the integrating means to effect the integration during successive, accurately defined time intervals, and means for determining after each such interval which of the integrals have reached at least one predetermined level.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-01-07 | 1981-07-09 | 1982-01-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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