Optics: measuring and testing – By shade or color – With color transmitting filter
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-05
2005-07-05
Evans, F. L. (Department: 2877)
Optics: measuring and testing
By shade or color
With color transmitting filter
C250S458100, C422S082080
Reexamination Certificate
active
06914677
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a device and a method for optically measuring the concentrations of a substance contained in a fluid medium. With the solution according to the invention the accuracy of measurement is to be increased in accordance with the object over a greater period without any additional calibration measurements, and ageing of a fluorescent substance within a layer is to be taken into consideration, in particular, and the long-time drift of such a measurement system is to be reduced. To achieve this, a layer containing such a known fluorescent substance or layer system are employed in which fluorescence is excited. The fluorescence changes depending on a substance concentration or a pH-value, and the intensity varying correspondingly in time or phase shift of the fluorescent light is allowed to be measured with at least one optical detector with the known intensity or phase of the fluorescence exciting light. On that occasion, the exciting light is directed upon at least two areas being optically separated from each other of a layer containing a fluorescent substance or two equal layers each having a different excitation energy during the useful life, and measured values of fluorescence intensity, fluorescence decay times or phase shifts being locally and/or timely separated of both areas or layers are fed to an electronic comparative and correction value determination unit.
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Böhme Thomas
Künzelmann Ulrich
Lau Matthias
Mader Lutz
Geisel Kara
Leydig , Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
Sentronic GmbH Gesellschaft fur Optische Messsysteme
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