# US 10,309,875 B2 · Sample collection component and manufacturing method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,309,875 B2 - Document ID: US10309875B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/063,514 - Filed: 2016-03-08 - Published: 2017-06-22 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2015-12-22 - Assignees: Materials Analysis Technology Inc. - Applicants: Materials Analysis Technology Inc. - Inventors: Pin Chang; Ying-Chan Hung; Hung-Jen Chen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10309875B2 ## CPC - G01N 1/02: Devices for withdrawing samples {(sampling of foundation soil E02D1/04; collecting or conveying radioactive samples G01T7/00, e.g. G01T7/02, G01T7/08)} - B01L 3/502715: {characterised by interfacing components, e.g. fluidic, electrical, optical or mechanical interfaces} - G01N 23/2204: Specimen supports therefor; Sample conveying means therefore - G02B 5/003: {Light absorbing elements} - G02B 5/208: {for use with infrared or ultraviolet radiation, e.g. for separating visible light from infrared and/or ultraviolet radiation} - G02B 21/00: Microscopes - G02B 21/34: Microscope slides, e.g. mounting specimens on microscope slides - H01J 37/00: Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof (H01J33/00, H01J40/00, H01J41/00, H01J47/00, H01J49/00 take precedence) - H01J 37/20: Means for supporting or positioning the object or the material; Means for adjusting diaphragms or lenses associated with the support - B01L 2300/0816: Cards, e.g. flat sample carriers usually with flow in two horizontal directions - B01L 2300/0887: Laminated structure - B01L 2300/168: Specific optical properties, e.g. reflective coatings - H01J 2237/201: for mounting multiple objects - G01N: INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (measuring or testing apparatus or processes other than immunoassay, involving enzymes or microorganisms C12M, C12Q) - B01L: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - H01J: ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS (spark-gaps H01T; electric arc lamps H05B31/00; particle accelerators H05H) ## Abstract A sample collection component including a main body and a removable light shielding component is provided. The main body has a sample storing space which is sealable and allows light to pass through. The removable light shielding component is disposed on the main body and located outside the sample storing space for shielding at least a portion of the light passing through the sample storing space. In addition, a manufacturing method of the sample collection component is also provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A sample collection component, comprising: a main body having a sample storing space which is sealable and allows a light to pass through; and a removable light shielding component disposed on the main body and located outside the sample storing space for shielding at least a portion of the light that passes through the sample storing space, wherein the main body comprises: a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; a second substrate having a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to each other, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are stacked on each other and the second surface faces the third surface; a spacer disposed directly between the second surface and the third surface and connecting and fixing the first substrate and the second substrate to form the sample storing space between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first film located on the second surface of the first substrate; a second film located on the third surface of the second substrate, wherein the first film, the second film, and the spacer together surround the sample storing space; a first groove formed on the second surface of the first substrate, where at least a portion of the first film is deposited on an internal surface of the first groove; and a second groove formed on the third surface of the second substrate, where at least a corresponding portion of the second film is deposited on a corresponding internal surface of the second groove, wherein a thickness of the first groove is smaller than a thickness of the first substrate, and a thickness of the second groove is smaller than a thickness of the second substrate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The sample collection component according to claim 1, wherein the removable light shielding component comprises a sheet material that is attached onto the main body and covers at least a portion of the sample storing space. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The sample collection component according to claim 2, wherein the main body comprises a recess corresponding to the sample storing space for forming an observation window that exposes the sample storing space, and the sheet material seals the recess to form a sealed space of a particular pressure in the recess. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The sample collection component according to claim 1, wherein the removable light shielding component comprises a material layer that covers a surface of the main body and at least a portion of the sample storing space. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The sample collection component according to claim 1, wherein the first substrate comprises a first recess located on the first surface and a bottom of the first recess is connected with the first film to form a first observation window that exposes the sample storing space, and the removable light shielding component is disposed on the first observation window to shield at least a portion of the light that passes through the sample storing space. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The sample collection component according to claim 5, wherein the second substrate comprises a second recess located on the fourth surface and a bottom of the second recess is connected with the second film to form a second observation window that exposes the sample storing space. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The sample collection component according to claim 1, wherein the removable light shielding component comprises a light filtering material or a light valve component. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The sample collection component according to claim 7, wherein the light filtering material shields a light having a wavelength of 100 nm to 1 mm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The sample collection component according to claim 1, wherein a material of the removable light shielding component comprises a conductor of gold, copper, or aluminum, or a semiconductor of silicon, or a non-conductor of plastic, ceramics, or a polymer material.