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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2010
Filed:
May. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Paul M. Danehy, Newport News, VA (US);
Adrian A. Dorrington, Hamilton, NZ;
Inventors:
Paul M. Danehy, Newport News, VA (US);
Adrian A. Dorrington, Hamilton, NZ;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A light scatter sensor includes a sensor body in which are positioned a plurality of optical fibers. The sensor body includes a surface, in one end of each of the optical fibers terminates at the surface of the sensor body. One of the optical fibers is an illumination fiber for emitting light. A plurality of second optical fibers are collection fibers for collecting scattered light signals. A light sensor processor is connected to the collection fibers to detect the scattered light signals.