Microelectronic sensor device for optical examinations on a wetted surface

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PATENT NO 8411274
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12666814

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A method and a microelectronic sensor device for making optical examinations in an investigation region at the contact surface of a carrier, wherein an input light beam is sent from a light source towards the investigation region, and wherein an output light beam coming from the investigation region is detected by a light detector. An evaluation unit that is coupled to the light detector is adapted to determine the wetting grade of the investigation region based on a characteristic parameter of the output light beam. The evaluation unit may be adapted to determine a change in the light intensity caused by a liquid contacting the contact surface. The wetting grade may be detected in a test region that is located adjacent to the investigation region and that has a higher roughness than the investigation region.

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SIEMENS HEALTHINEERS NEDERLAND B V2595 BN DEN HAAG

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Immink, Albert Hendrik Jan Eindhoven, NL 78 557
Verschuren, Coen Adrianus Eindhoven, NL 87 364

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