Patents by Inventor David Silcott

David Silcott has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for detecting, classifying and identifying particles
    Publication number: 20060238757
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for detecting, classifying and identifying airborne and non-airborne particles on an individual basis in substantially real time by directing a particle stream to react with optical reporters and markers and then exposing the stream to an excitation source such that individual particles have their multiple identifying characteristics detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Inventor: David Silcott
  • Multi-spectral optical method and system for detecting and classifying biological and non-biological particles
    Publication number: 20050243307
    Abstract: Enhanced methods, apparatuses and systems are disclosed for the real-time detection and classification of biological and non-biological particles by substantially simultaneously measuring a single particle's characteristics in terms of size and density, elastic scattering properties, and absorption and fluorescence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: David Silcott, Alexander Fielding