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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:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
Applicants:
James E. Pendell-jones, Baltimore, MD (US);
Ryan E. Da Re, Bristow, VA (US);
Inventors:
James E. Pendell-Jones, Baltimore, MD (US);
Ryan E. Da Re, Bristow, VA (US);
Assignee:
ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 21/65 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method are provided for analyzing a substance using spectroscopy techniques. Raman scattered energy and fluorescence scattered energy are simultaneously excited in the substance from a beam of ultraviolet light. The Raman scattered energy and the fluorescence scattered energy, as well as the fluorescence energy lifetime are detected and analyzed to characterize or identify the substance.