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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2017
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Ezzat Hegazi, Ontario, CA;

Vincent Cunningham, Ferbane, IE;

Maha Ali N. Alsayegh, Alkhobar, SA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 33/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2013.01); G01N 33/241 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems use fluorescence to determine specific gravity of samples. A first light pulse is applied to a sample at a first angle-of-incidence. A second light pulse is applied to the sample at a second angle-of-incidence. A first ratio based on the intensity of a first fluorescence emission over a first time interval and the intensity of the first fluorescence emission over a second time interval is calculated. A second ratio based on the intensity of a second fluorescence emission over a third time interval and the intensity of the second fluorescence emission over a fourth time interval is calculated. An intensity ratio based on the first ratio and the second ratio is calculated. A specific gravity of the sample based on the intensity ratio is determined.


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