Patent ID: 9465161
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G01N,G02B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for detecting a signal emission from each of a plurality of potential signal emission sources, said apparatus comprising: a plurality of signal transmission conduits corresponding in number to the number of signal emission sources, each signal transmission conduit being associated with at least one of the signal emission sources and being configured to transmit a signal emitted by the associated signal emission source between a first end and a second end thereof; a conduit reformatter constructed and arranged to secure the first ends of the respective signal transmission conduits in a first spatial arrangement corresponding to a spatial arrangement of the signal emission sources, such that the first end of each signal transmission conduit is positioned to receive an emission signal emitted by an associated signal emission source, and to secure the second ends of the respective signal transmission conduits in a second spatial arrangement different from the first spatial arrangement; a plurality of signal detectors configured to detect a signal emitted by each signal emission source, wherein each signal detector is configured to generate an excitation light of a different predetermined wavelength and to detect light of a different predetermined emission wavelength, and further wherein each of the plurality of signal emission sources is in optical communication with a single signal transmission conduit; and a signal detector carrier having mounted thereon the plurality of signal detectors, the signal detector carrier being configured to carry the signal detectors and to move each signal detector in a path that sequentially places the signal detector in signal detecting positions with respect to the second ends of the signal transmission conduits arranged in the second spatial arrangement.