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US4890926A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Reflectance photometer

Assignee: Bayer Corp
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Filing: 1987-12-21
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Granted: 1990-01-02
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Expires: 2007-12-21
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Abstract

Abstract A reflectance photometer for quantitatively measuring diffuse light includes a light source located above a sample. The reflectance photometer also includes a first detector mounted at a preselected scattering angle relative to an axis extending perpendicularly from the sample through the light source. A first linear polarizer is mounted between the sample and the light source. The direction of polarization of the first linear polarizer is vertical to a scattering plane defined by the direction of incoming light from the light source and the direction of reflected light detected by the first detector. A second linear polarizer is mounted between the sample and the first detector. The direction of the second polarizer is parallel to the scattering plane. The reflectance photometer can include a second detector mounted at a second, scattering angle. A third linear polarizer is mounted between the sample and the second detector. The direction of polarization of the third linear polarizer can be perpendicular or parallel to the scattering plane. Generally, the three polarizers are close such that the contributors of scattered light as related to surface noise will be minimized for the first detector and maximized for the second detector, respectively. The optimum settings of the polarizer will depend on the settings of the polarizers, the scattering geometry, the sample orientation and the bulk and surface scattering properties of the sample material.

Inventors

  • 👤 Andrew Dosmann
  • 👤 Willis Howard
  • 👤 Alfred Zembrod

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 11:39
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/17; G01N21/47; G01N21/4738; G01N21/474; G01N2021/4776; G01N2021/478; G01N21/21

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 98 words
A method for determining the quantity of a selected fluid component in a sample of fluid placed on a reagent strip impregnated with a chemical reactive with said selected fluid component, comprising the steps of: directing polarized light onto said sample; determining the magnitude of at least a portion of unpolarized light reflected from said sample, said magnitude being correlative to the quantity of said selected fluid component, determining the magnitude of at least a portion of polarized light reflected from said sample; and comparing the magnitude of said unpolarized light to the magnitude of said polarized light.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 98 words
A method for determining the quantity of a selected fluid component in a sample of fluid placed on a reagent strip impregnated with a chemical reactive with said selected fluid component, comprising the steps of: directing polarized light onto said sample; determining the magnitude of at least a portion of unpolarized light reflected from said sample, said magnitude being correlative to the quantity of said selected fluid component, determining the magnitude of at least a portion of polarized light reflected from said sample; and comparing the magnitude of said unpolarized light to the magnitude of said polarized light.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 42 words
The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said determination of the quantity of a selected fluid component is inaccurate if the magnitude of said unpolarized light differs from the magnitude of said polarized light by more than a predetermined magnitude.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 94 words
A method for determining the quantity of glucose in a body fluid sample placed on a reagent strip impregnated with a chemical reactive with glucose, comprising the steps of: directing polarized light onto said sample; determining the magnitude of at least a portion of unpolarized light reflected from said sample, said magnitude being correlative to the quantity of glucose in said body fluid sample, determining the magnitude of at least a portion of polarized light reflected from said sample; and comparing the magnitude of said unpolarized light to the magnitude of said polarized light.
Claim 5
Independent Claim 94 words
A method for determining the quantity of glucose in a body fluid sample placed on a reagent strip impregnated with a chemical reactive with glucose, comprising the steps of: directing polarized light onto said sample; determining the magnitude of at least a portion of unpolarized light reflected from said sample, said magnitude being correlative to the quantity of glucose in said body fluid sample, determining the magnitude of at least a portion of polarized light reflected from said sample; and comparing the magnitude of said unpolarized light to the magnitude of said polarized light.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 42 words
The method as set forth in claim 3, wherein said determination of the quantity of a selected fluid component is inaccurate if the magnitude of said unpolarized light differs from the magnitude of said polarized light by more than a predetermined magnitude.

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