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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:
Apr. 05, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 09, 2010
Applicants:

Raj Pai, Houston, TX (US);

Marian Morys, Downingtown, PA (US);

Homi Phiroze Cooper, Houston, TX (US);

John Thomas, Harleysville, PA (US);

Inventors:

Raj Pai, Houston, TX (US);

Marian Morys, Downingtown, PA (US);

Homi Phiroze Cooper, Houston, TX (US);

John Thomas, Harleysville, PA (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/00 (2006.01); G01V 8/10 (2006.01); E21B 47/06 (2012.01); E21B 47/12 (2012.01); G01N 21/27 (2006.01); G01J 1/44 (2006.01); G01V 8/00 (2006.01); G01J 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 8/10 (2013.01); E21B 47/065 (2013.01); E21B 47/123 (2013.01); G01N 21/27 (2013.01); G01J 5/22 (2013.01); G01J 2001/4406 (2013.01); G01V 8/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Optical detection apparatus () comprising an optical detector (), a detector amplifier (), and switching means, e.g., a multiplexer (), for dynamically selecting at least one of the optical detector or the detector amplifier by switching from among at least two alternative optical detectors and/or at least two detector amplifiers such as to minimize noise equivalent power (NEP) of a selected detector or combination of detector and amplifier under given operating conditions.


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