Patents by Inventor Ian D. Abell

Ian D. Abell 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).

  • Analysis of materials
    Patent number: 4598577
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of analyzing materials, comprising the steps of subjecting a surface of the material to high energy impact by a laser to cause ablation and vaporization such as to generate a gaseous and/or gas-born sample of the material, transporting all or part of the gaseous and/or gas-born sample of the material to a remote analytical apparatus, and analyzing the gaseous and/or gas-born sample of the material at the remote analytical device so as to determine the constituent compartments of the material, together with Apparatus for carrying out this method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1984
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1986
    Assignee: British Steel Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Jowitt, Ian D. Abell