GB2427911B - Pressure transducer with optical waveguide feedthrough assembly - Google Patents

Pressure transducer with optical waveguide feedthrough assembly

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Publication number
GB2427911B
GB2427911B GB0611021A GB0611021A GB2427911B GB 2427911 B GB2427911 B GB 2427911B GB 0611021 A GB0611021 A GB 0611021A GB 0611021 A GB0611021 A GB 0611021A GB 2427911 B GB2427911 B GB 2427911B
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Prior art keywords
optical waveguide
pressure transducer
feedthrough assembly
waveguide feedthrough
assembly
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB0611021A
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GB2427911A (en
GB0611021D0 (en
Inventor
James Richard Dunphy
John J Grunbeck
Robert Robinson
Joseph F Robbins
John J Sgambelluri
George Talmadge
James M Sullivan
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Weatherford Lamb Inc
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Weatherford Lamb Inc
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Priority claimed from US11/172,617 external-priority patent/US7447390B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/172,616 external-priority patent/US8422835B2/en
Application filed by Weatherford Lamb Inc filed Critical Weatherford Lamb Inc
Publication of GB0611021D0 publication Critical patent/GB0611021D0/en
Publication of GB2427911A publication Critical patent/GB2427911A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2427911B publication Critical patent/GB2427911B/en
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D11/00—Component parts of measuring arrangements not specially adapted for a specific variable
    • G01D11/24—Housings ; Casings for instruments
    • G01D11/245—Housings for sensors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01D5/00—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable
    • G01D5/26—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable characterised by optical transfer means, i.e. using infrared, visible, or ultraviolet light
    • G01D5/268—Mechanical means for transferring the output of a sensing member; Means for converting the output of a sensing member to another variable where the form or nature of the sensing member does not constrain the means for converting; Transducers not specially adapted for a specific variable characterised by optical transfer means, i.e. using infrared, visible, or ultraviolet light using optical fibres
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L11/00—Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by means not provided for in group G01L7/00 or G01L9/00
    • G01L11/02—Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by means not provided for in group G01L7/00 or G01L9/00 by optical means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01L—MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
    • G01L11/00—Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by means not provided for in group G01L7/00 or G01L9/00
    • G01L11/02—Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by means not provided for in group G01L7/00 or G01L9/00 by optical means
    • G01L11/025—Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by means not provided for in group G01L7/00 or G01L9/00 by optical means using a pressure-sensitive optical fibre
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4248—Feed-through connections for the hermetical passage of fibres through a package wall
GB0611021A 2005-06-30 2006-06-05 Pressure transducer with optical waveguide feedthrough assembly Expired - Fee Related GB2427911B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/172,617 US7447390B2 (en) 2005-06-30 2005-06-30 Pressure transducer with optical waveguide feedthrough assembly
US11/172,616 US8422835B2 (en) 2005-06-30 2005-06-30 Optical waveguide feedthrough assembly

Publications (3)

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GB0611021D0 GB0611021D0 (en) 2006-07-12
GB2427911A GB2427911A (en) 2007-01-10
GB2427911B true GB2427911B (en) 2009-10-28

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US6009216A (en) * 1997-11-05 1999-12-28 Cidra Corporation Coiled tubing sensor system for delivery of distributed multiplexed sensors
US20040165809A1 (en) * 2003-02-21 2004-08-26 Weatherford/Lamb, Inc. Side-hole cane waveguide sensor
GB2411005A (en) * 2004-02-10 2005-08-17 Weatherford Lamb A pressure sensor assembly suitable for use in harsh environments

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9423564B2 (en) 2005-06-30 2016-08-23 Weatherford Technology Holdings, Llc Optical waveguide feedthrough assembly

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GB2427911A (en) 2007-01-10
GB0611021D0 (en) 2006-07-12
GB2427929A (en) 2007-01-10
CA2548828C (en) 2016-09-13
GB2427929B (en) 2010-03-17
CA2548828A1 (en) 2006-12-30
CA2548829C (en) 2011-02-15
CA2548829A1 (en) 2006-12-30
GB0611022D0 (en) 2006-07-12

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