Invention Grant
- Patent Title: High-sensitivity gas-mapping 3D imager and method of operation
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Application No.: US15936247Application Date: 2018-03-26
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Publication No.: US10337859B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Aaron Kreitinger , Michael Thorpe
- Applicant: Bridger Photonics, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MT Bozeman
- Assignee: Bridger Photonics, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bridger Photonics, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MT Bozeman
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Main IPC: G01B21/20
- IPC: G01B21/20 ; G01M3/28 ; G01M3/38 ; G01N21/53 ; G01P5/00 ; G06K9/00 ; G01C15/00 ; G01N21/39 ; G01N21/17

Abstract:
Measurement apparatuses and methods are disclosed for generating high-precision and -accuracy gas concentration maps that can be overlaid with 3D topographic images by rapidly scanning one or several modulated laser beams with a spatially-encoded transmitter over a scene to build-up imagery. Independent measurements of the topographic target distance and path-integrated gas concentration are combined to yield a map of the path-averaged concentration between the sensor and each point in the image. This type of image is particularly useful for finding localized regions of elevated (or anomalous) gas concentration making it ideal for large-area leak detection and quantification applications including: oil and gas pipeline monitoring, chemical processing facility monitoring, and environmental monitoring.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180216932A1 HIGH-SENSITIVITY GAS-MAPPING 3D IMAGER AND METHOD OF OPERATION Public/Granted day:2018-08-02
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