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Pittway Corporation

Harmon Industries, Inc.

Jack L. Aronowitz

Irwin Weitman

John M Weiss

Mark P Orlassino

Jack L Aronowitz

Joel R Mitchen

The present invention relates to noninvasive transdermal systems comprised of a noninvasive transdermal patch and a reflectometer. The noninvasive transdermal patches are comprised of a wet chemistry component and a dry chemistry component. The wet chemistry component is a liquid transfer medium in the form of a gel layer for the extraction and liquid bridge transfer of the analyte of interest from the biological fluid within or beneath the skin to the dry chemistry component. The dry chemistry component is a reagent system for interacting with the analyte of interest (glucose) to generate a color change. The reflectometers include a modulated light source for emitting light to illuminate a target surface which possesses a certain color and shade of color for detection by an optical detector. The output signal is processed for determining a corresponding quantity or quality measurement.

Noninvasive transdermal systems for detecting an analyte in a biological fluid and methods

The present invention comprises reflectometer for detecting and measuring subtle changes in color and shade of color. In general, a pulsating light source illuminates a target surface which possesses a certain color and shade of color. An optical detection circuit synchronously detects light that is reflected from the target surface and generates an output signal whose voltage is indicative of the color and shade of the target surface. This voltage is then processed to make an evaluation and identification of any measurable quantity or quality that is represented by the detected color or shade of color.

Reflectometer

A modulated light source emits light to illuminate a target surface which possesses a certain color and shade of color. Light that is reflected from the target surface is detected by an optical detector. The output from the optical detector is processed and fed back to the optical detector to compensate for any shift caused by ambient light, temperature or other external factors, and is differentially amplified to generate an output signal indicative of the color and shade of the target surface. The output signal from the differential amplifier is then demodulated by a synchronous detector to produce a substantially steady DC voltage that is indicative of the color or shade of color at the target surface. Where the target surface color shade is indicative of a certain measurable quantity or quality (such as an analyte concentration), the steady DC voltage is converted using a look-up table or mathematical formula into a corresponding quantity or quality measurement. In performing this conversion, compensation is made for any variations in modulated light source intensity due to temperature change.

Detection of a zero speed or moving railway vehicle wheel or other metallic object is accomplished by providing a balanced E-core inductive detector. An exciter coil on the center leg of the E-core inductively couples a pair of sensor coils connected in series opposition on the outside legs of the E-core. A voltage detector responsive to unbalancing of the E-core magnetic field by a train wheel or other metallic object is connected to the output of the sensor coils. A zero speed wheel located at the center of the magnetic field is detected by using the output of one of the sensor coils compared with the phase shifted and amplitude adjusted exciter signal. Speed and direction of travel are also determined by monitoring wheel detection output sequencing and timing.

Zero speed transducer

An intrusion detection system includes a plurality of infrared radiation sensitive elements, each of which comprises first and second spaced electrodes between which polarized pyroelectric material is positioned, each element being operative to produce a voltage proportional to the rate of change of infrared radiation incident thereon. The elements are closely spaced to one another and cover substantially all of at least one surface of the pyroelectric material. Multiple fields of view of areas under surveillance are fully covered (with negligibly small gaps). Alternate sensor elements are connected to a first amplifier channel and the other sensor elements are connected to a second amplifier channel. Coincidence means produces an alarm output in response to concurrent intruder signal generation by both of the amplifier channels.

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Irwin Weitman