Spectrophotometer system
CA 2329196 A1 · Owner: Eastman, Jay M. · Inventors: Hutchison, Robert J.; Ciaccia, Peter A. Jr.; Eastman, Jay M.
Overview
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A spectrophotometer system adapted to be inserted into the side of a compact computer or other computerized devices as an accessory card which may , interface with the computer in accordance with the standards of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) is provided. On this card and disposed along an edge thereof is a spectrophotometer (24). The spectrophotometer optics (26) are connected to a fiber optic cable (32) at the end of which is a light receiving and transmitting opening exposed to the object under test. The card may carry a lamp (36) which is coupled to the fiber optic from the spectrophotometer so as to illuminate the object under test. The …
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- Filed August 19, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 19, 2019.
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