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US 2008/0156533 A1Published application
Spectrograph tool
OwnerKonstandinos S. Zamfesinventor
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Abstract
An expanding auger axis with a hollow end adapted to receive an unmovable sensor tube in which gamma ray, gamma spectrograph, and/or neutron sensors may be placed, the auger adapted to rotate or circulate a discrete media about the sensors.
Claims20
An apparatus for logging the properties of a discrete media, comprising:
- a. a rotatable auger, having a generally central auger shaft, the auger shaft having at least a portion having a central void, the void adapted to receive a sensor;
- and
- b. an auger housing for containing the auger and the discrete media, wherein the auger is adapted to rotate the discrete media about the sensor.
A method of logging a property of a discrete media, comprising:
- a. providing at least one sensor for determining the property of the discrete media;
- and
- b. providing relative movement of the discrete media about the sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.