MOBILE SMART DEVICE INFRARED LIGHT MEASURING APPARATUS, PIMETHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING SUBSTANCES
First Claim
1. A handheld spectroscopy device comprising:
- an infrared light source that emits a wavelength of light in the infrared range, a liquid sample test port and sample tray for receiving a liquid sample, the liquid sample test port and sample tray in close association with the infrared light source wherein the infrared light is directed through all or part of the sample on the sample tray, an infrared receiver for recording a spectrum of the frequencies of infrared light absorption by the liquid sample, and a data processor connected to the infrared light receiver to detect and quantify the concentration of one or more compounds in the liquid sample in the form of spectral data and/or image.
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Abstract
A handheld infrared spectroscopy device and method of use. The device is a hand-held spectroscopy device, that may be integral to a mobile phone or smart device such as a smart phone, tablet, personal digital assistant, computer or other device that is portable and capable of performing applications. A liquid sample port internal to the device and in close proximity to the device spectrometer performs infrared spectra analysis on liquid samples, allowing both portability as well as highly sophisticated and specific spectral analysis of liquid samples. The device has wireless communication capability, enabling transmission of data and spectral imagery across the globe.
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34 Claims
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1. A handheld spectroscopy device comprising:
- an infrared light source that emits a wavelength of light in the infrared range, a liquid sample test port and sample tray for receiving a liquid sample, the liquid sample test port and sample tray in close association with the infrared light source wherein the infrared light is directed through all or part of the sample on the sample tray, an infrared receiver for recording a spectrum of the frequencies of infrared light absorption by the liquid sample, and a data processor connected to the infrared light receiver to detect and quantify the concentration of one or more compounds in the liquid sample in the form of spectral data and/or image.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for determining a concentration of one or more compounds in a liquid sample, comprising:
- placing the liquid sample on a sample tray, inserting the sample tray into a sample test port housed in a handheld device containing an infrared spectrometer, directing infrared light at the sample, recording a spectrum of the frequencies of infrared light absorption, and determining the presence or concentration of one or more compounds in the liquid sample based on the sample infrared light absorption.
- View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for determining a concentration of one or more compounds in a bodily fluid using infrared spectroscopy, comprising:
- placing a sample of the bodily fluid on a sample tray, inserting the sample tray into a sample test port housed in a handheld device containing an infrared spectrometer, directing infrared light at the sample, detecting wavelengths of infrared light as result of infrared light absorbed by the sample, recording a spectrum of the frequencies of infrared light absorption by the sample, and transmitting the spectrum of the frequencies of infrared light absorption by the sample via wireless communication network from the handheld device to one or more other devices.
- View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of testing a liquid sample using infrared spectroscopy to detect or quantify one or more substances in the liquid sample, said method comprising:
- receiving a liquid sample in a liquid test port slideably connected to a handheld spectroscopy device, exposing the liquid sample to infrared light at close range, recording a spectrum of the frequencies of infrared light absorption by the sample, analyzing the frequencies of absorption to detect or quantify the one or more substances in the liquid sample to generate spectral data associated with the liquid sample, and transmitting the spectral data via wireless communication network from the handheld device to one or more other devices.
- View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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