Patents by Inventor Jonathan H. James
Jonathan H. James 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).
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Patent number: 8358418Abstract: A method of real-time processing and monitoring comprises the steps of blending a material of interest (e.g., an active pharmaceutical material), with a secondary material, (e.g., an excipient), illuminating the blended materials with light, reflecting light carrying information about the blended materials through at least one multivariate optical element (148) and detecting said light with a first detector (152), detecting a deflected portion of the information carrying light with a second detector (156), and determining in real-time at least one selected property of the blended materials based on the detector outputs.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2006Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael L. Myrick, Robert P. Freese, Ryan J. Priore, John C. Blackburn, Jonathan H. James, David L. Perkins
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Patent number: 8212216Abstract: A method of using multivariate optical computing in real-time to collect instantaneous data about a process stream includes installing an optical analysis system proximate a process line, the process line being configured to move a material past a window of the optical analysis system; illuminating a portion of the material with a light from the optical analysis system; directing the light carrying information about the portion through at least one multivariate optical element in the optical analysis system to produce an instantaneous measurement result about the portion; and continuously averaging the instantaneous measurement result over a period of time to determine an overall measurement signal of the material.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: David L. Perkins, Robert P. Freese, John C. Blackburn, Jonathan H. James
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Patent number: 8208147Abstract: A method of high-speed processing and monitoring of a product, such as a pharmaceutical powder or tablet, comprises: moving the product (C) past an inspection station; illuminating at least a portion of the product with light; spectrally filtering a first portion of light carrying information about the product, o.g., transmitted or reflected light, by passing said first portion through at least one multivariate optical element (148) and detecting said filtered light with a first detector (152), —detecting a deflected second portion of said light with a second detector (156); and determining at least one selected property of the product based on the detector outputs.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2006Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael L. Myrick, Robert P. Freese, Ryan J. Priore, John C. Blackburn, Jonathan H. James, David L. Perkins
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Patent number: 7920258Abstract: A method of selecting components for a multivariate optical computing and analysis system to isolate a spectral region includes selecting a spectral region of interest; selecting a spectral element with a predetermined transmission characteristic to control a spectral range of an illumination source; illuminating a sample with the illumination source; and analyzing an optical frequency returned by the sample relative to the spectral region of interest.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2006Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael L. Myrick, Robert P. Freese, Luisa T. M. Profeta, Jonathan H. James, John C. Blackburn, Ryan J. Priore
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Patent number: 7911605Abstract: A method of developing a multivariate optical element for an optical analysis system includes forming an optically absorptive spectral element having an optically absorptive material, the optically absorptive material being absorbing in a predetermined spectral region; and utilizing the optically absorptive spectral element in the optical analysis system.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2006Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael L. Myrick, Robert P. Freese, Jonathan H. James, Ryan J. Priore, John C. Blackburn
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Patent number: 7834999Abstract: A multivariate optical computing and analysis system includes a light source configured to radiate a first light along a first ray path; a modulator disposed in the first ray path, the modulator configured to modulate the first light to a desired frequency; a spectral element disposed proximate the modulator, the spectral element configured to filter the first light for a spectral range of interest of a sample; a cavity disposed in communication with the spectral element, the cavity configured to direct the first light in a direction of the sample; a tube disposed proximate the cavity, the tube configured to receive and direct a second light generated by a reflection of the first light from the sample, the tube being further configured to separate the first and second lights; a beamsplitter configured to split the second light into a first beam and a second beam; an optical filter mechanism disposed to receive the first beam, the optical filter mechanism configured to optically filter data carried by the firsType: GrantFiled: November 27, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: University of South CarolinaInventors: Michael L. Myrick, Jonathan H. James, John C. Blackburn, Robert P. Freese
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Publication number: 20100073666Abstract: A method of using multivariate optical computing in real-time to collect instantaneous data about a process stream includes installing an optical analysis system proximate a process line, the process line being configured to move a material past a window of the optical analysis system; illuminating a portion of the material with a light from the optical analysis system; directing the light carrying information about the portion through at least one multivariate optical element in the optical analysis system to produce an instantaneous measurement result about the portion; and continuously averaging the instantaneous measurement result over a period of time to determine an overall measurement signal of the material.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2008Publication date: March 25, 2010Inventors: David L. Perkins, Robert P. Freese, John C. Blackburn, Jonathan H. James
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Patent number: 7623233Abstract: Multivariate optical analysis systems employ multivariate optical elements and utilize multivariate optical computing methods to determine information about a product carried by light reflected from or transmitted through the product.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2007Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Ometric CorporationInventors: Robert P. Freese, Ryan J. Priore, John C. Blackburn, Jonathan H. James, David L. Perkins
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Publication number: 20090219538Abstract: A method of high-speed processing and monitoring of a product, such as a pharmaceutical powder or tablet, comprises: moving the product (C) past an inspection station; illuminating at least a portion of the product with light; spectrally filtering a first portion of light carrying information about the product, o.g., transmitted or reflected light, by passing said first portion through at least one multivariate optical element (148) and detecting said filtered light with a first detector (152), —detecting a deflected second portion of said light with a second detector (156); and determining at least one selected property of the product based on the detector outputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2006Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINAInventors: Michael L. Myrick, Robert P. Freese, Ryan J. Priore, John C. Blackburn, Jonathan H. James, David L. Perkins
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Publication number: 20090219597Abstract: A multivariate optical computing and analysis system includes a light source configured to radiate a first light along a first ray path; a modulator disposed in the first ray path, the modulator configured to modulate the first light to a desired frequency; a spectral element disposed proximate the modulator, the spectral element configured to filter the first light for a spectral range of interest of a sample; a cavity disposed in communication with the spectral element, the cavity configured to direct the first light in a direction of the sample; a tube disposed proximate the cavity, the tube configured to receive and direct a second light generated by a reflection of the first light from the sample, the tube being further configured to separate the first and second lights; a beamsplitter configured to split the second light into a first beam and a second beam; an optical filter mechanism disposed to receive the first beam, the optical filter mechanism configured to optically filter data carried by the firsType: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2006Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINAInventors: Michael L. Myrick, Jonathan H. James, John C. Blackburn, Robert P. Freese
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Publication number: 20090219512Abstract: A method of selecting components for a multivariate optical computing and analysis system to isolate a spectral region includes selecting a spectral region of interest; selecting a spectral element with a predetermined transmission characteristic to control a spectral range of an illumination source; illuminating a sample with the illumination source; and analyzing an optical frequency returned by the sample relative to the spectral region of interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2006Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: University of South CarolinaInventors: Michael L. Myrick, Robert P. Freese, Luisa Profeta, Jonathan H. James, John C. Blackburn, Ryan J. Priore
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Publication number: 20090219539Abstract: A method of real-time processing and monitoring comprises the steps of blending a material of interest (e.g., an active pharmaceutical material), with a secondary material, (e.g., an excipient), illuminating the blended materials with light, reflecting light carrying information about the blended materials through at least one multivariate optical element (148) and detecting said light with a first detector (152), detecting a deflected portion of the information carrying light with a second detector (156), and determining in real-time at least one selected property of the blended materials based on the detector outputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2006Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicant: University of South CarolinaInventors: Michael L. Myrick, Robert P. Freese, Ryan J. Priore, John C. Blackburn, Jonathan H. James, David L. Perkins
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Publication number: 20090002697Abstract: Multivariate optical analysis systems employ multivariate optical elements and utilize multivariate optical computing methods to determine information about a product carried by light reflected from or transmitted through the product.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2007Publication date: January 1, 2009Applicant: OMETRIC CORPORATIONInventors: Robert P. Freese, Ryan J. Priore, John C. Blackburn, Jonathan H. James, David L. Perkins