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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
Inguran, Llc, Navasota, TX (US);
Gary Durack, Urbana, IL (US);
Jeffrey D. Wallace, Rantoul, IL (US);
Gary P. Vandre, Mahomet, IL (US);
Lon A. Westfall, Mahomet, IL (US);
Jeremy T. Hatcher, Urbana, IL (US);
Niraj V. Nayak, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Inguran, LLC, Navasota, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of analyzing particles in a fluid stream including focusing a generally elliptical beam spot to a width less than the size of the particles. As particles pass through the beam spot electromagnetic radiation from the particles which is then detected and converted into electrical signals indicative of characteristics of the particles. The electrical signals may be digitally sampled to provide digital information which may be analyzed to extract information and to classify the particles.