# US 2024/0201093 A1 · Optical monitoring device

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- Number: US 2024/0201093 A1
- Document ID: US20240201093A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 18/140,406
- Filed: 2023-04-27
- Published: 2024-06-20
- Earliest claimed: 2022-12-15
- Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Wooram HONG; Hyukju KWON; Gahee KIM; Won Seok OH; Hyunjeong JEON; Hyun Do CHOI; Minsu CHANG; Younsuk CHOI
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240201093A1

## CPC

- G01N 21/272: {for following a reaction, e.g. for determining photometrically a reaction rate (photometric cinetic analysis)}
- G01N 21/85: Investigating moving fluids or granular solids
- G01N 21/31: Investigating relative effect of material at wavelengths characteristic of specific elements or molecules, e.g. atomic absorption spectrometry {(G01N21/72 takes precedence)}
- G01N 21/3577: for analysing liquids, e.g. polluted water
- G01N 21/75: Systems in which material is subjected to a chemical reaction, the progress or the result of the reaction being investigated (systems in which material is burnt in a flame or plasma G01N21/72, G01N21/73)
- B01F 33/452: using independent floating stirring elements
- G01N 2021/8416: {and process controlling, not otherwise provided for}
- G01N 2021/8557: {Special shaping of flow, e.g. using a by-pass line, jet flow, curtain flow}
- G01N 2201/0231: Thermostating
- G01N 2201/061: Sources
- G01N 2201/08: Optical fibres; light guides
- G01N 2201/1296: using neural networks
- 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)
- B01F: MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING (mixing paints B44D3/06)

## Abstract

The present disclosure provides optical monitoring devices. In some embodiments, the optical monitoring device includes a heating stirrer, a floating barrel, and a support body arranged to support the floating barrel. The floating barrel includes a barrel body facing the heating stirrer and spaced apart from the heating stirrer by a gap, a cavity provided in the barrel body and configured to accommodate at least one of a vessel and a conduit, an irradiator arranged in the barrel body and configured to radiate light to the cavity, and a light receiver arranged in the barrel body, aligned with the irradiator and the cavity, and configured to receive light from the cavity.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An optical monitoring device, comprising:
a heating stirrer;
a floating barrel; and
a support body arranged to support the floating barrel,
wherein the floating barrel comprises:
a barrel body facing the heating stirrer and spaced apart from the heating stirrer by a gap;
a cavity provided in the barrel body and configured to accommodate at least one of a vessel and a conduit;
an irradiator arranged in the barrel body and configured to radiate light to the cavity; and
a light receiver arranged in the barrel body, aligned with the irradiator and the cavity, and configured to receive light from the cavity.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The optical monitoring device of claim 1, wherein a size of the gap between the barrel body and the heating stirrer is greater than or equal to 3 mm.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The optical monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the support body comprises:
a holder configured to hold the floating barrel;
a plurality of guide rails configured to guide movement of the holder; and
a plurality of legs coupling the holder to the plurality of guide rails.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The optical monitoring device of claim 3, wherein the support body further comprises a knob configured to adjust a position of a leg of the plurality of legs on a corresponding guide rail of the plurality of guide rails.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The optical monitoring device of claim 3, wherein each of the plurality of legs comprises a tab hole configured to pass a corresponding guide rail of the plurality of guide rails.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The optical monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the heating stirrer comprises:
a heating plate facing the barrel body; and
a jig protruding from the heating plate, and configured to separate at least one of the vessel and the conduit, from the barrel body.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The optical monitoring device of claim 6, wherein the jig comprises:
a first slit aligned with the irradiator; and
a second slit aligned with the light receiver.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The optical monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the barrel body comprises an insulating material.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The optical monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the barrel body comprises:
a first passage extending from the cavity and configured to accommodate the irradiator; and
a second passage extending from the cavity and configured to accommodate the light receiver.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The optical monitoring device of claim 1, wherein each of the irradiator and the light receiver comprises:
at least one lens; and
a lens housing configured to accommodate the at least one lens;
wherein the lens housing is further configured to be detachably coupled to the barrel body.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The optical monitoring device of claim 10, wherein the at least one lens comprises a converging lens and a diverging lens.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The optical monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising:
a light source configured to generate light in a determined wavelength band; and
a spectroscope configured to analyze at least a portion of the light generated by the light source and received by the light receiver that has been radiated by the irradiator and has passed through at least one of the vessel and the conduit.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The optical monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising:
a chiller configured to cool at least one of the vessel and the conduit.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The optical monitoring device of claim 13, further comprising:
a circulator configured to circulate a cooling liquid to the chiller.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The optical monitoring device of claim 1, wherein the barrel body further comprises an access area open to the cavity.

### Claim 16 (depends on 1)

The optical monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising:
a shaft; and
an arm configured to connect the shaft to the floating barrel and rotate relative to the shaft.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The optical monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising:
a first linear guide configured to guide linear movement of a first lens of the irradiator in a first direction toward the cavity and a second direction away from the cavity; and
a second linear guide configured to guide linear movement of a second lens the light receiver in the first direction toward the cavity and the second direction away from the cavity.

### Claim 18 (depends on 1)

The optical monitoring device of claim 1, further comprising:
a tab configured to secure a lens of at least one of the irradiator and the light receiver; and
an elastic body configured to elastically support the tab.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The optical monitoring device of claim 18, further comprising:
a slider configured to:
slide in a first direction away from the lens;
slide in a second direction toward the lens; and
deform the elastic body.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The optical monitoring device of claim 19, further comprising:
a handle coupled to the slider.