Patent ID: 9366617
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B01F,B65D,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A system for analyzing particles in a liquid sample, the system comprising: a container configured to contain a liquid sample, the liquid sample comprising one or more liquids, the container having one or more protuberances extending from a bottom, a top, a sidewall, or an end cap of the container, the one or more protuberances positioned to cause the liquid sample within the container to be stirred when the container is rotated about a longitudinal axis of the container; a holder configured to rigidly secure the container; an actuator configured to rotate the holder about the longitudinal axis of the container; a radiation source configured to generate a beam of radiation, the radiation source being rigidly attached to the holder, the beam of radiation being directed through the container into the liquid sample; and a detector configured to receive radiation that is at least one of scattered, reflected, diffracted, refracted, or radiated from one or more particles within the liquid sample in response to the beam of radiation being incident upon the one or more particles.