Methods and devices for optically determining a characteristic of a substance using integrated computational elements

US9702811B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9702811-B2
Application numberUS-201213456264-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 26, 2012
Priority dateApr 26, 2012
Publication dateJul 11, 2017
Grant dateJul 11, 2017

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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 at least two integrated computational elements. The at least two integrated computational elements are configured to produce optically interacted light and further configured to be associated with a characteristic of the sample. The optical computing device further includes a first detector arranged to receive the optically interacted light from the at least two integrated computational elements and thereby generate a first 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 and at least two integrated computational elements, the at least two integrated computational elements configured to produce an optically interacted light when a sample light is sequentially transmitted through the at least two integrated computational elements, wherein, a first one of the at least two integrated computational elements comprises a first p…

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What does patent US9702811B2 cover?
Optical computing devices are disclosed. One exemplary optical computing device includes an electromagnetic radiation source configured to optically interact with a sample and at least two integrated computational elements. The at least two integrated computational elements are configured to produce optically interacted light and further configured to be associated with a characteristic of the …
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 G01N21/31. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 11 2017 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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