Patents by Inventor Paul L. Thee

Paul L. Thee 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).

  • System and method for detecting a target substance
    Patent number: 8218146
    Abstract: A system and a method for detecting the existence of a target substance, the system includes a laser with a broad spectral output and a detector for detecting an absorption spectrum of a laser beam from the laser. The method includes emitting a laser beam into the atmosphere using a laser light with a broad spectral output; measuring the absorption spectrum of said laser beam; comparing the absorption spectrum to known absorption spectrums for target substances using a detector; and detecting the existence of a target substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Mark E. Rogers, Paul L. Thee, Richard A. Rosenthal, Paul D. Biernacki
  • System and method for detecting a target substance
    Publication number: 20100208267
    Abstract: A system and a method for detecting the existence of a target substance, the system includes a laser with a broad spectral output and a detector for detecting an absorption spectrum of a laser beam from the laser. The method includes emitting a laser beam into the atmosphere using a laser light with a broad spectral output; measuring the absorption spectrum of said laser beam; comparing the absorption spectrum to known absorption spectrums for target substances using a detector; and detecting the existence of a target substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: Mark E. Rogers, Paul L. Thee, Richard A. Rosenthal, Paul D. Biernacki