Methods and devices for optically determining a characteristic of a substance

US9019501B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9019501-B2
Application numberUS-201213456405-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 26, 2012
Priority dateApr 26, 2012
Publication dateApr 28, 2015
Grant dateApr 28, 2015

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Optical computing devices are disclosed. One exemplary optical computing device includes an electromagnetic radiation source configured to optically interact with a sample and first and second integrated computational elements arranged in primary and reference channels, respectively, the first and second computational elements are configured to be either positively or negatively correlated to the characteristic of the sample. The first and second integrated computational elements produce first and second modified electromagnetic radiations, and a detector is arranged to receive the first and second modified electromagnetic radiations and generate an output signal corresponding to the characteristic of the sample.

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What is claimed is: 1. A device, comprising: an electromagnetic radiation source configured to optically interact with a sample having a characteristic of interest; a first integrated computational element arranged within a primary channel and configured to optically interact with the electromagnetic radiation source and produce a first modified electromagnetic radiation, wherein the first integrated computational element is configured to be positively or negatively correlated t…

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What does patent US9019501B2 cover?
Optical computing devices are disclosed. One exemplary optical computing device includes an electromagnetic radiation source configured to optically interact with a sample and first and second integrated computational elements arranged in primary and reference channels, respectively, the first and second computational elements are configured to be either positively or negatively correlated to t…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Freese Robert, Jones Christopher Michael, Perkins David, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01J3/0294. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 28 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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