Patent 7542143 was granted and assigned to E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And Company on June, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A flow cell for measuring the color properties of a liquid flowing therethrough using interrogating radiation at a predetermined wavelength has a thin partition mounted in spaced relationship between both a window and a base of the cell. The partition and the window define an air cavity therebetween. The spacing between the partition and the window is such that evanescent coupling of radiation reflected from the liquid into the material of the window is prevented.