US 2019/0056315 A1 · SPECTRAL BLENDER

Abstract

A compact spectrometer system comprising a light source and a spectrometer module and methods of using a spectrometer to determine information related to a property of a mixture are provided. One or more light sources are used to direct light into a mixture. One or more spectrometer modules are used to receive light from a mixture. One or more spectra are measured in response to the received light. A property of the mixture is determined in response to measured spectra.

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Dependent claims

A method for determining a property of a mixture, the method comprising:

mixing a mixture in a mixing container, the mixing container comprising a housing and a mixing component, wherein the mixing the mixture comprises contacting the mixture with the mixing component as the mixing component moves, wherein the mixing component is separate from the housing and movable independent of the housing;
directing a light from a light source into the mixture in the mixing container;
receiving, at a spectrometer module, a portion of the light directed to the mixture in the mixing container, wherein the spectrometer module is positioned at a separation distance away from the light source;
and
determining a property of the mixture in response to the received light.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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