Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a color sensing system for determining color characteristics of an object. SOLUTION: In this color sensing system, a peripheral receiver optical fiber/element 7 is provided apart from a central light source optical fiber/element 5 to receive and measure the light reflected from surface of the object 20. Light from the peripheral fiber optics 7 passes through various filters. The peripheral receiver optical fiber 7 is used to determine information on height and angle of a probe 1 to the measuring object 20. Under control of a processor, color measurement is performed at the given height and angle. Configurations of various color spectrophotometers are disclosed. Also data on translucence, fluorescence property and/or surface structure can be acquired. Further an operator can be led to use this system by being supplied with audio feedback. The probe 1 also may have either a freely-attachable/detachable or shielded tip for inhibiting contamination. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain a small size, a high signal through-put, and high analytical precision. SOLUTION: A readhead used for measuring a concentration of an analyte in a sample includes a reading section for receiving the sample, a light source including a plurality of light emitting elements for outputting a light beam containing a plurality of wavelengths, a light guide body having an input terminal and an output terminal, a lens for receiving the lights from the output terminal of the light guide body, and for irradiating the sample with the beam parallelized substantially, and a detector for detecting the lights from the sample in response to the irradiation of the sample. The input terminal of the light guide body is coupled optically to the light source to receive the lights output from the plurality of light emitting elements. The input terminal of the light guide body has the center eccentric from the center of at least one out of the plurality of light emitting elements. The light guide body guides a substantial portion of the lights received from the light source to the output terminal of the light guide body. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve an optical system capable of concurrently measuring reflectivity and transmissivity to accurately determine the optical constant of a material. SOLUTION: The optical system is provided with an entrance beam switching mirror for selectively switching the direction of a light from a light source to a first condensing and reflection means or a second condensing and reflection means, the first and second condensing and reflection means for radiating the light from the beam switching mirror at a location on a sample support table so as to implement cross-condensing, the sample support table for selectively locating a sample or a reference sample appearing and disappearing at a condensing location by the condensing and reflection means, first and second light receiving and reflecting means disposed in an optical path of the light reflected from or transmitted through the sample or the reference sample on the sample support table and directing the lights to a single exit beam switching mirror and the exit beam switching mirror made switchable the direction of the light radiated through the light receiving and reflecting means to a single detector. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a micro-array biochip image accessing and analyzing device capable of being irradiated with a uniform and sufficient beam irradiation quantity, and having high access speed and a reduced image storage region, and its method. SOLUTION: This device is equipped with a moving system for supporting optical equipment and a porous plate, and moving relatively the optical equipment and the porous plate in the different directions so that micro-array reflection images in all deep holes of a biochip can be read by one-time scanning step. Analysis is performed by collating image information with a pattern defined beforehand by a program. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
Methods for medical diagnosis or risk assessment for a patient are provided. These methods are designed to be employed at the point of care, such as in emergency rooms and operating rooms, or in any situation in which a rapid and accurate result is desired. The methods process patient data, particularly data from point of care diagnostic tests or assays, including immunoassays, electrocardiograms, X-rays and other such tests, and provide an indication of medical condition or risk or absence thereof.
Abstract:
PURPOSE:To obtain a sensor having a high sensitivity, whose structure is simple and which can be manufactured easily, by polishing optically a pipe so that two optical fibers inserted and fixed in parallel in a containing pipe have an apex angle in such a plane as they are symmetrical to each other. CONSTITUTION:An emitting optical fiber 2 for emitting a light for sensing, and an incident optical fiber 3 for photodetecting a light reflected by an object to be measured are inserted and fixed in parallel in an optical fiber containing pipe 1. Also, the end face of the containing pipe 1 fixed the optical fibers 2, 3 are optically polished diagonally so that the shortest distance between the two optical fibers is divided into two equal parts and also they have an apex angle in a plane being parallel to both the optical fibers. As a result, a refractive index (air 1) of the periphery of the fibers is smaller than a refractive index (for instance, 1.46) of a core of the optical fiber, therefore, a light emitted from the fiber 2 is refracted in the center line direction of two optical fibers, an intensity of a light which is made incident on the fiber 3 becomes larger than the case of a conventional vertical polishing, and accordingly, a sensitivity of a sensor also becomes high.