Apparatus for facilitating a measurement of a volume of a sample present in a container

An apparatus for facilitating a measurement of a volume of a sample present in a container, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one lighting element;
• at least one detecting element spaced apart from the at least one lighting element, wherein the at least one detecting element is aligned with the at least one lighting element;
• at least one holding member configured for holding at least one container comprising at least one sample between the at least one lighting element and the at least one detecting element, wherein the at least one lighting element is configured for emitting a light beam for irradiating the at least one container from a first side of the at least one container with the light beam, wherein the light beam comprises a parallel light beam, wherein the irradiating of the at least one container from the first side with the light beam comprises irradiating a first side region of the at least one container with a first light beam portion of the light beam and a second side region of the at least one container with a second light beam portion of the light beam while preventing an irradiation of a central region of the at least one container, wherein the first side region opposes the second side region, wherein the at least one detecting element is configured for detecting a light intensity of a refracted light beam produced based on the irradiating of the at least one container from the first side with the light beam, from a second side of the at least one container, wherein the second side opposes the first side, wherein the detecting of the light intensity of the refracted light beam comprises detecting a plurality of positional light intensities of the refracted light beam at a plurality of positions along a path associated with the refracted light beam;
• a processing device communicatively coupled with the at least one detecting element, wherein the processing device is configured for:
• generating a light intensity data associated with the light intensity of the refracted light beam based on the detecting, wherein the generating of the light intensity data is further based on the detecting of the plurality of positional light intensities, wherein the light intensity data comprises a plurality of positional light intensity data associated with the plurality of positional light intensities of the refracted light beam at the plurality of positions along the path of the refracted light beam;
• analyzing the light intensity data;
• and
• generating a volume measurement of the volume of the at least one sample comprised in the at least one container based on the analyzing of the light intensity data and at least one data;
• and
• a storage device communicatively coupled with the processing device, wherein the storage device is configured for storing the volume measurement.

An apparatus for facilitating a measurement of a volume of a sample present in a container, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one lighting element;
• at least one detecting element spaced apart from the at least one lighting element, wherein the at least one detecting element is aligned with the at least one lighting element;
• at least one holding member configured for holding at least one container comprising at least one sample between the at least one lighting element and the at least one detecting element, wherein the at least one lighting element is configured for emitting a light beam for irradiating the at least one container from a first side of the at least one container with the light beam, wherein the at least one detecting element is configured for detecting a light intensity of a refracted light beam produced based on the irradiating of the at least one container from the first side with the light beam, from a second side of the at least one container, wherein the second side opposes the first side, wherein the detecting of the light intensity of the refracted light beam comprises detecting a plurality of positional light intensities of the refracted light beam at a plurality of positions along a path associated with the refracted light beam;
• a processing device communicatively coupled with the at least one detecting element, wherein the processing device is configured for:
• generating a light intensity data associated with the light intensity of the refracted light beam based on the detecting, wherein the generating of the light intensity data is further based on the detecting of the plurality of positional light intensities, wherein the light intensity data comprises a plurality of positional light intensity data associated with the plurality of positional light intensities of the refracted light beam at the plurality of positions along the path of the refracted light beam;
• analyzing the light intensity data;
• and
• generating a volume measurement of the volume of the at least one sample comprised in the at least one container based on the analyzing of the light intensity data and at least one data;
• a storage device communicatively coupled with the processing device, wherein the storage device is configured for storing the volume measurement;
• and
• at least one movement assembly coupled with the at least one detecting element, wherein the at least one movement assembly is configured for moving the at least one detecting element in relation to the at least one lighting element for transitioning the at least one detecting element between the plurality of positions, wherein the detecting of the plurality of positional light intensities of the refracted light beam at the plurality of positions along the path of the refracted light beam is further based on the transitioning.