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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Nabtesco Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NABTESCO CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/28 (2006.01); G01N 21/25 (2006.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01); G01N 21/85 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/2888 (2013.01); G01N 21/251 (2013.01); G01N 21/27 (2013.01); G01N 21/8507 (2013.01); G01N 2201/062 (2013.01); G01N 2201/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a method of determining a deterioration state of an object, the deterioration state of the object is determined by determining whether a calculated value reaches a state determination threshold value or not, the calculated value utilizing at least one of brightness and a color component value calculated from a detection value detected by an optical sensor. The optical sensor includes an examination section containing liquid, a light emitting element emitting detection light toward the examination section, and a light receiving element detecting color information of the detection light traveled through the liquid.