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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:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2010
Kevin J. Knopp, Newburyport, MA (US);
Robert L. Green, Haverhill, MA (US);
Brendon D. Tower, Weymouth, MA (US);
Christopher D. Brown, Haverhill, MA (US);
Gregory H. Vander Rhodes, Melrose, MA (US);
Kevin J. Knopp, Newburyport, MA (US);
Robert L. Green, Haverhill, MA (US);
Brendon D. Tower, Weymouth, MA (US);
Christopher D. Brown, Haverhill, MA (US);
Gregory H. Vander Rhodes, Melrose, MA (US);
Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc., Tewksbury, MA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are apparatus, kits, methods, and systems that include a radiation source configured to direct radiation to a sample; a detector configured to measure radiation from the sample; an electronic processor configured to determine information about the sample based on the measured radiation; a housing enclosing the source, the detector, and the electronic processor, the housing having a hand-held form factor; an arm configured to maintain a separation between the sample and the housing, the arm including a first end configured to connect to the housing and a second end configured to contact the sample; and a layer positioned on the second end of the arm, the layer being configured to contact the sample and to transmit at least a portion of the radiation from the sample to the detector.