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Crystalline colloidal narrow band radiation filter

CA 1257796 A · Owner: University Of Pittsburgh · Inventors: Asher, Sanford A.

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A narrow wavelength band filtering device is provided by forming a highly ordered crystalline colloidal structure within a cell. The crystalline colloidal structure is relatively thin and has substantially planar and substantially parallel surface portions. The crystalline colloidal structure is formed by dispersing electrically charged particles, e.g. polystyrene spheres within an appropriate, solvent. The filtering device of the present invention may form the basis for a mechanically simple and highly efficient monochromator as, well as find application in an improved system for investigating the Raman and/or emission spectra of selected sample materials. In addition, a novel multiple …

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  • Granted July 25, 1989. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 25, 2006.
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FiledJune 14, 1985
GrantedJuly 25, 1989
Term endedJuly 25, 2006
Patent numberCA 1257796 A
Classification (IPC)G02B5/20 +2 more

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1986198919921995199820012004Application filedJune 14, 1985Patent grantedJuly 25, 1989Term endedJuly 25, 2006

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