Patent ID: 7536266

Claim:
A method for calibrating an analytical device for analysis of non-flat surfaces comprising: analyzing a non-flat sample by a first analytical device previously calibrated for flat sample analysis wherein first analytical device flat sample standard values exist; collecting values generated by the analysis of the non-flat sample undertaken by the first analytical device; analyzing the non-flat sample by a second analytical device previously calibrated for flat sample analysis; collecting values generated by the analysis of the non-flat sample undertaken by the second analytical device; generating a plot of the values collected from the analysis of the non-flat sample by the first analytical device versus the values collected from the analysis of the non-flat sample by the second analytical device; calculating final standard values for the second analytical device using the standard values of the first analytical device and data of the generated plot to find a difference between the standard values of the first analytical device and the data of the generated plot; and generating calibration curves for the second analytical device using the calculated final standard values.