The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2019
University Court of the University of St Andrews, Fife, GB;
Stephen H. Gillespie, Fife, GB;
Robert J. H. Hammond, Fife, GB;
Abstract
An apparatus for analysing a liquid sample comprising particles, comprises: a first chamber () and a second chamber (), and an optical path between the first chamber () and the second chamber (), wherein: the first chamber () is a sample chamber comprising: a sample space for receiving the sample; a light input () for input of light into the first chamber () for interaction with the sample; and an exit aperture () arranged for scattered and/or reflected light to pass from the first chamber via the optical path to the second chamber (); the second chamber () is a detection chamber comprising: an input aperture () for receiving light from the optical path; and a detector () for detecting, or a detector aperture for receiving, light to be detected; wherein the first chamber () and the second chamber () provide at least one light integrating volume, and wherein the first chamber () is configured such that in operation the liquid sample is present in the first chamber () and isolated from the second chamber ().