US 11,852,584 B2
Measuring light scattering of a sample
Sigrid C. Kuebler, Old Orchard Beach, ME (US); Ross E. Bryant, Cape Elizabeth, ME (US); Shiladitya Sen, Goleta, CA (US); Ryan Olson, Goleta, CA (US); Nicholas Wong, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Marco Vanella, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Ryan Thomas, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Patrick Tufts, Santa Barbara, CA (US); and Jared Naito, Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Assigned to Wyatt Technology, LLC, Goleta, CA (US)
Filed by Wyatt Technology, LLC, Goleta, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 16, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/477,527.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/079,434, filed on Sep. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0082498 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
Int. Cl. G01N 21/47 (2006.01)
CPC G01N 21/47 (2013.01) [G01N 2201/0227 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one display coupled to an enclosure housing a light scattering measurement instrument,
wherein the instrument is to measure at least one of dynamic light scattering, static light scattering, and electrophoretic light scattering, of at least one sample,
wherein the at least one display is to allow for operating the instrument to acquire light scattering data from the sample and for accessing the data;
an indicator connected to an outside surface of the enclosure,
wherein the indicator is to indicate at least one status of the instrument;
a sample chamber to accommodate at least one sample cell,
wherein the sample chamber comprises
a first set of at least four vertical walls,
at least four flat islands connected to the first set of at least four vertical walls, and
a trapezoidal funnel connected to the at least four flat islands, wherein the trapezoidal funnel comprises
at least four sloped walls connected to the at least four flat islands,
a second set of at least four vertical walls connected to the at least four sloped walls, and
at least two flat islands connected to at least two vertical walls in the second set of at least four vertical walls,
 wherein the at least two vertical walls oppose each other, wherein each of the at least four sloped walls has a slope corresponding to 25 degrees to 45 degrees incline/decline with respect to a top surface of the enclosure;
and
a sample door connected to the enclosure,
wherein the sample door is to seal the sample chamber, thereby providing thermal insulation to the sample chamber.