Patent ID: 9689816
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G01N

Claim:
1. An x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer comprising: a. an x-ray source configured to emit x-rays towards a sample and an x-ray detector configured to receive fluoresced x-rays emitted from the sample; b. an activation switch electrically coupled to an electronic processor and operable to activate an XRF analysis, the XRF analysis including: c. the activation switch including a finger sensor; d. the finger sensor comprising a temperature sensor, a photo sensor, a pressure sensor, a capacitive sensor, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to receive a signal from an RFID tag on a user of the XRF analyzer, or combinations thereof; and e. the finger sensor configured to activate the XRF analysis by a finger of the user approaching or touching the activation switch.