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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. 31, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2003
Applicant:
Myron J. Block, Jupiter Island, FL (US);
Inventor:
Myron J. Block, Jupiter Island, FL (US);
Assignee:
Optix LP, Jupiter, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/55 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus of that utilizes a reflective enclosure to simulate optical homogeneity in an otherwise inhomogeneous sample. The illumination sources and sample are placed within the reflective enclosure, thus providing a method for examining a sample that is different from transmission, reflection or transflection. This apparatus and method are particularly well adapted to in vivo non-invasive testing for constituents of blood.