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First Claim
1. A method for high-speed analysis of product samples, comprising:
- illuminating at least a portion of a product with light at an inspection point by directing the light through the product;
providing a light sensitive detector, the detector producing an output based on received light;
directing light from the product portion toward the light sensitive detector through at least one multivariate optical element, the light from the product portion carrying information about the product portion;
directing at least a portion of the product illuminating light toward the light sensitive detector through a reference optical element; and
analyzing the signals produced by the detector, the analysis being based on a comparison of the signal produced from light passing through the at least one multivariate optical element and the signal produced from light passing through the reference optical element.
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Abstract
The present subject matter relates to multivariate optical analysis systems employ multivariate optical elements and utilize multivariate optical computing methods to determine information about a product carried by light reflected from or transmitted through the product. An exemplary method of processing and monitoring the product includes introducing the product at an inspection point; illuminating the product with a spectral-specific light though an optic lens; directing the light that has passed through at least a section of the product through at least one multivariate optical element to produce a first signal, the directed light carrying information about the product; detecting the signal at a detector; and determining at least one property of the product based upon the detector output.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for high-speed analysis of product samples, comprising:
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illuminating at least a portion of a product with light at an inspection point by directing the light through the product; providing a light sensitive detector, the detector producing an output based on received light; directing light from the product portion toward the light sensitive detector through at least one multivariate optical element, the light from the product portion carrying information about the product portion; directing at least a portion of the product illuminating light toward the light sensitive detector through a reference optical element; and analyzing the signals produced by the detector, the analysis being based on a comparison of the signal produced from light passing through the at least one multivariate optical element and the signal produced from light passing through the reference optical element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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