Patents by Inventor Peter P. Behnke

Peter P. Behnke 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).

  • Patent number: 11733159
    Abstract: Components resolved in time by a thermal desorption separator accumulate in a sample cell and are analyzed by electromagnetic radiation-based spectroscopic techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: MLS ACQ, INC.
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Charles M. Phillips, Peter P. Behnke, Anthony S. Bonanno
  • Patent number: 11454618
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for analyzing samples, which includes a spectrometry system for detecting components of a sample; a gas chromatography column for separating the components of a sample; a first sample unit for receiving a first sample from a sample source; and a second sample unit for receiving a second sample from a sample source. Each sample loop unit allows independent processing of samples in preparation for analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: MLS ACQ, INC.
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Anthony S. Bonanno, Peter P. Behnke
  • Publication number: 20220074852
    Abstract: Components resolved in time by a thermal desorption separator accumulate in a sample cell and are analyzed by electromagnetic radiation-based spectroscopic techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Charles M. Phillips, Peter P. Behnke, Anthony S. Bonanno
  • Patent number: 11181471
    Abstract: Components resolved in time by a thermal desorption separator accumulate in a sample cell and are analyzed by electromagnetic radiation-based spectroscopic techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: MLS ACQ, INC.
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Charles M. Phillips, Peter P. Behnke, Anthony S. Bonanno
  • Patent number: 11029292
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting siloxanes using thermal desorption tubes and FTIR spectrometers with intervening gas chromatography systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: MLS ACQ, INC.
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Charles Mark Phillips, Peter P. Behnke, Anthony S. Bonanno
  • Patent number: 10551249
    Abstract: Components resolved in time by a separator accumulate in a sample cell and are analyzed by electromagnetic radiation-based spectroscopic techniques. The sample cell can be configured for multiple path absorption and can be heated. The separator can be a gas chromatograph or another suitable device, for example a distillation-based separator. The method and system described herein can include other mechanical elements, controls, procedures for handling background and sample data, protocols for species identification and/or quantification, automation, computer interfaces, algorithms, software or other features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: MLS ACQ, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Anthony S. Bonanno, Peter P. Behnke
  • Publication number: 20190331648
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for analyzing samples, which includes a spectrometry system for detecting components of a sample; a gas chromatography column for separating the components of a sample; a first sample unit for receiving a first sample from a sample source; and a second sample unit for receiving a second sample from a sample source. Each sample loop unit allows independent processing of samples in preparation for analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Anthony S. Bonanno, Peter P. Behnke
  • Patent number: 10393710
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for analyzing samples, which includes a spectrometry system for detecting components of a sample; a gas chromatography column for separating the components of a sample; a first sample unit for receiving a first sample from a sample source; and a second sample unit for receiving a second sample from a sample source. Each sample loop unit allows independent processing of samples in preparation for analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: MLS ACQ, INC.
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Anthony S. Bonanno, Peter P. Behnke
  • Publication number: 20190195786
    Abstract: Components resolved in time by a thermal desorption separator accumulate in a sample cell and are analyzed by electromagnetic radiation-based spectroscopic techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Charles M. Phillips, Peter P. Behnke, Anthony S. Bonanno
  • Publication number: 20190137460
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting siloxanes using thermal desorption tubes and FTIR spectrometers with intervening gas chromatography systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Charles Mark Phillips, Peter P. Behnke, Anthony S. Bonanno
  • Publication number: 20190017873
    Abstract: Components resolved in time by a separator accumulate in a sample cell and are analyzed by electromagnetic radiation-based spectroscopic techniques. The sample cell can be configured for multiple path absorption and can be heated. The separator can be a gas chromatograph or another suitable device, for example a distillation-based separator. The method and system described herein can include other mechanical elements, controls, procedures for handling background and sample data, protocols for species identification and/or quantification, automation, computer interfaces, algorithms, software or other features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Anthony S. Bonanno, Peter P. Behnke
  • Patent number: 10054486
    Abstract: Components resolved in time by a separator accumulate in a sample cell and are analyzed by electromagnetic radiation-based spectroscopic techniques. The sample cell can be configured for multiple path absorption and can be heated. The separator can be a gas chromatograph or another suitable device, for example a distillation-based separator. The method and system described herein can include other mechanical elements, controls, procedures for handling background and sample data, protocols for species identification and/or quantification, automation, computer interfaces, algorithms, software or other features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: MLS ACQ, Inc
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Anthony S. Bonanno, Peter P. Behnke
  • Publication number: 20170341056
    Abstract: Samples are analyzed in a system that includes a gas chromatography column for separating components in a sample and a spectrometry system for detecting these components. An interferent present in the sample, water for example, flows through the column and the sample cell of the spectrometry system before beginning the analysis of analytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Peter P. Behnke, Kelly Renee McPartland
  • Publication number: 20170160136
    Abstract: Components resolved in time by a separator accumulate in a sample cell and are analyzed by electromagnetic radiation-based spectroscopic techniques. The sample cell can be configured for multiple path absorption and can be heated. The separator can be a gas chromatograph or another suitable device, for example a distillation-based separator. The method and system described herein can include other mechanical elements, controls, procedures for handling background and sample data, protocols for species identification and/or quantification, automation, computer interfaces, algorithms, software or other features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Anthony S. Bonanno, Peter P. Behnke
  • Publication number: 20170122920
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for analyzing samples, which includes a spectrometry system for detecting components of a sample; a gas chromatography column for separating the components of a sample; a first sample unit for receiving a first sample from a sample source; and a second sample unit for receiving a second sample from a sample source. Each sample loop unit allows independent processing of samples in preparation for analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Anthony S. Bonanno, Peter P. Behnke
  • Patent number: 9606088
    Abstract: Components resolved in time by a separator accumulate in a sample cell and are analyzed by electromagnetic radiation-based spectroscopic techniques. The sample cell can be configured for multiple path absorption and can be heated. The separator can be a gas chromatograph or another suitable device, for example a distillation-based separator. The method and system described herein can include other mechanical elements, controls, procedures for handling background and sample data, protocols for species identification and/or quantification, automation, computer interfaces, algorithms, software or other features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Prism Analytical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Anthony S. Bonanno, Peter P. Behnke
  • Publication number: 20150260695
    Abstract: Components resolved in time by a separator accumulate in a sample cell and are analyzed by electromagnetic radiation-based spectroscopic techniques. The sample cell can be configured for multiple path absorption and can be heated. The separator can be a gas chromatograph or another suitable device, for example a distillation-based separator. The method and system described herein can include other mechanical elements, controls, procedures for handling background and sample data, protocols for species identification and/or quantification, automation, computer interfaces, algorithms, software or other features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Martin L. Spartz, Anthony S. Bonanno, Peter P. Behnke