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Granted Patent B2
US 12,613,182 · App. 18/572,800 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Concentration measurement device

Inventors: Hideya Chubachi (Tokyo, JP); Tetsuro Kuwayama (Tokyo, JP); Yoshiaki Kato (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
G01N21/05G01N21/0303G01N21/59G01N2021/052
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Patent No.
US 12,613,182
App. No.
18/572,800
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a concentration measurement device that includes a light source that emits light, a first optical system that is provided on an optical path of the light emitted from the light source and condenses the light emitted from the light source, a light-transmissive tubular body that is disposed at a position on a rear stage side with respect to a focal position of the first optical system on the optical path and collimates the light incident on a side surface in a state where a fluid flows inside, and a detection unit that detects light through the tubular body.

Claims (28)

1 . A concentration measurement device, comprising:

a light source configured to emit light;

a first optical system configured to condense the emitted light, wherein

the first optical system is on an optical path of the emitted light;

a light-transmissive tubular body configured to collimate the condensed light incident on a side surface of the light-transmissive tubular body, wherein

a fluid is inside the light-transmissive tubular body, and

the light-transmissive tubular body is at a position on a rear stage side with respect to a focal position of the first optical system on the optical path; and

a detection unit configured to detect the light through the light-transmissive tubular body.

2 . The concentration measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein

the light-transmissive tubular body has a cylindrical shape, and

the light-transmissive tubular body is further configured to collimate the light that is transmitted through the light-transmissive tubular body in a plane orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the light-transmissive tubular body.

3 . The concentration measurement device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second optical system between the light-transmissive tubular body and the detection unit, wherein

the second optical system is configured to collimate the light transmitted through the light-transmissive tubular body in a plane including a longitudinal direction of the light-transmissive tubular body.

4 . The concentration measurement device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a light shielding plate between the light-transmissive tubular body and the detection unit, wherein the light shielding plate includes an opening that is through a first surface of the light shielding plate and a second surface of the light shielding plate; and

a third optical system between the light-transmissive tubular body and the light shielding plate, wherein the third optical system is configured to condense the light through the light-transmissive tubular body on the opening.

5 . The concentration measurement device according to claim 4 , wherein the light shielding plate is in contact with an optical path front stage side of the detection unit.

6 . The concentration measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid contains a biological particle.

7 . The concentration measurement device according to claim 6 , wherein the fluid is a cell suspension stained with an antibody dye.

8 . The concentration measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the light source is further configured to emit the light in a wavelength band of 700 nm or greater.

9 . The concentration measurement device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a control unit configured to calculate a concentration of the fluid based on absorbance of the fluid, wherein

the absorbance of the fluid is based on Beer-Lambert law,

the detection unit is further configured to detect the light through the light-transmissive tubular body having a reference fluid, to obtain a first detection result,

the reference fluid has a concentration of 0,

the detection unit is further configured to detect the light through the light-transmissive tubular body having the fluid, to obtain a second detection result, and

the control unit is further configured to calculate the absorbance from the first detection result and the second detection result.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2023
From: CHUBACHI, HIDEYA; KUWAYAMA, TETSURO; KATO, YOSHIAKI
To: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-108087 · Jun 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240337587A1 · Oct 10, 2024
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