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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Nathan A. Levy, Ra'anana, IL;
Ziv Gilan, Kfar-Harif, IL;
Niv Shemtov, Rishon LeZion, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Indigo B.V., Maastricht, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/85 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/8507 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for measuring an optical characteristic of a fluid. The device, typically a densitometer includes a set of optical elements that include a light source, a collimating lens, a focusing lens, and a receiver, wherein a gap exists between the collimating lens and the focusing lens so as to allow the fluid to pass in between the lenses, and wherein at least one of the optical elements is tilted with respect to an optical axis.