Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – Specific condition
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-06
2007-02-06
Wu, Daniel (Department: 2612)
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
Specific condition
C340S438000, C250S339120, C356S326000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10928328
ABSTRACT:
A spectrometer for infrared reflectance measurements of samples for identification of the sample materials is built into a steering wheel assembly. The spectrometer includes a window and optics on a bench adjacent the window, so that the optics will be aligned with the sample when the device is placed in optical alignment with or directly against the sample. The optics include a broad-band IR light source (ordinary lamp) shining onto an acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF), which passes narrow-band IR light with a swept frequency; a lens focusing the IR through the window onto the sample; and a reflectance detector aligned with the window of the spectrometer to pick up reflected light. A computer, which may be mounted in the spectrometer, compares the detected reflectance spectrum with stored sample data spectra, and identifies the material or the components of the material and their proportions. When a control substance is detected an alarm signal is produced.
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Blount Eric M.
Gene Scott & Patent Law & Venture Group
Wu Daniel
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