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System and method for attenuating the effect of ambient light on an optical sensor

US7755022B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

Sensors For Medicine and Science, Inc. · US

Inventors

Arthur E. Colvin, Jr. · Mount Airy, US
Paul Samuel Zerwekh · Shawsville, US
Jeffrey C. Lesho · Silver Spring, US
Robert Lynn · Silver Spring, US
Carrie R. Lorenz · Woodbine, US
Casey J. O'Connor · Gaithersburg, US
Steven J. Walters · Ellicott City, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 28, 2008
Grant date	Jul 13, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 28, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH05K2201/10106
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides systems and methods for attenuating the effect of ambient light on optical sensors and for measuring and compensating quantitatively for the ambient light.

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