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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Norma Lindsey Buchanan, Kingsport, TN (US);
Daniel Charles Alsmeyer, Kingsport, TN (US);
Gregory Wayne Nelson, Kingsport, TN (US);
Roger Dale Edwards, Blackwater, VA (US);
Vincent Alvin Nicely, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B / ; B23K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2281246 ; 228246 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a spectroscopic probe apparatus useful for Raman, near infrared, luminescence, ultraviolet or visible spectroscopies that is formed with a robust method of construction using a molten metal soldering technique. The disclosed method and apparatus provides an optical probe that is easy to manufacture yet able to withstand drastic environmental conditions without damage and produce useful spectroscopic results under such conditions.