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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:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mike Celentano, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Chris Zachidny, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
UMM Electronics, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/42 ; G02B 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/42 ; G02B 5/04 ;
Abstract
A reflector for improving the signal of spectrophotometer, the reflector comprising a truncated cone having a reflective inner surface and a conical axis, the truncated cone open at a larger axial end thereof, open at a smaller axial end thereof, and having an opening in the cone surface. The reflector returns specularly scattered light back to the surface of a sample, and therefore enhances the amount of collected light.