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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 24, 1990
Anthony C Jeannotte, Foxboro, MA (US);
Anthony C Gilby, Foxboro, MA (US);
M Charles Cheney, Wrentham, MA (US);
Barry J Meneghelli, Plymouth, MA (US);
The Foxboro Company, Foxboro, MA (US);
Abstract
Radiant energy is transmitted to a probe element including an interior conical reflecting surface and a fluid sample chamber. Portions of the light which have been transmitted, partially attenuated, or scattered by a fluid sample in the sample chamber are directed by at least a portion of the interior conical reflecting surface to means for collecting the transmitted, partially attenuated, or scattered light. A stilling valve incorporated into the probe element enables elimination of entrained gas bubbles from the chamber. A specific application of the probe is disclosed in which a titration analyzer is combined with electro-optic signal conversion and processing circuits and a probe according to the invention to provide titration colorimetric endpoint determination in measuring the free fatty acid content of a fluid such as a edible oil or fat.