Patents by Inventor Robert Ormond

Robert Ormond 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: 11788969
    Abstract: A real-time, on-line method and analytical system for determining halohydrocarbons in water which operate by (1) extracting on-line samples; (2) purging volatile halohydrocarbons from the water (e.g., with air or nitrogen); (3) carrying the purge gas containing the analytes of interest over a porous surface where the analytes are adsorbed; (4) recovering the analytes from the porous surface with heat (thermal desorption) or solvent (solvent elution) to drive the analytes into an organic chemical mixture; (5) generating an optical change (e.g., color change) in dependence upon a reaction involving the analytes and a pyridine derivative; and (6) measuring optical characteristics associated with the reaction to quantify the volatile halogenated hydrocarbon concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: AMS Trace Metals, Inc.
    Inventors: Harmesh K. Saini, Michael J. West, Qin Wang, James Garvey, Paul Rand, Mark Angelo, David Johnston, Robert Ormond, Ye Han
  • Publication number: 20210172878
    Abstract: A real-time, on-line method and analytical system for determining halohydrocarbons in water which operate by (1) extracting on-line samples; (2) purging volatile halohydrocarbons from the water (e.g., with air or nitrogen); (3) carrying the purge gas containing the analytes of interest over a porous surface where the analytes are adsorbed; (4) recovering the analytes from the porous surface with heat (thermal desorption) or solvent (solvent elution) to drive the analytes into an organic chemical mixture; (5) generating an optical change (e.g., color change) in dependence upon a reaction involving the analytes and a pyridine derivative; and (6) measuring optical characteristics associated with the reaction to quantify the volatile halogenated hydrocarbon concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Harmesh K. Saini, Michael J. West, Qin Wang, James Garvey, Paul Rand, Mark Angelo, David Johnston, Robert Ormond, Ye Han
  • Patent number: 10845313
    Abstract: A real-time, on-line method and analytical system for determining halohydrocarbons in water which operate by (1) extracting on-line samples; (2) purging volatile halohydrocarbons from the water (e.g., with air or nitrogen); (3) carrying the purge gas containing the analytes of interest over a porous surface where the analytes are adsorbed; (4) recovering the analytes from the porous surface with heat (thermal desorption) or solvent (solvent elution) to drive the analytes into an organic chemical mixture; (5) generating an optical change (e.g., color change) in dependence upon a reaction involving the analytes and a pyridine derivative; and (6) measuring optical characteristics associated with the reaction to quantify the volatile halogenated hydrocarbon concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: AMS Trace Metals, Inc.
    Inventors: Harmesh K. Saini, Michael J. West, Qin Wang, James Garvey, Paul Rand, Mark Angelo, David Johnston, Robert Ormond, Ye Han
  • Publication number: 20190079020
    Abstract: A real-time, on-line method and analytical system for determining halohydrocarbons in water which operate by (1) extracting on-line samples; (2) purging volatile halohydrocarbons from the water (e.g., with air or nitrogen); (3) carrying the purge gas containing the analytes of interest over a porous surface where the analytes are adsorbed; (4) recovering the analytes from the porous surface with heat (thermal desorption) or solvent (solvent elution) to drive the analytes into an organic chemical mixture; (5) generating an optical change (e.g., color change) in dependence upon a reaction involving the analytes and a pyridine derivative; and (6) measuring optical characteristics associated with the reaction to quantify the volatile halogenated hydrocarbon concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Harmesh K. Saini, Michael J. West, Qin Wang, James Garvey, Paul Rand, Mark Angelo, David Johnston, Robert Ormond, Ye Han
  • Patent number: 10018567
    Abstract: A real-time, on-line method and analytical system for determining halohydrocarbons in water which operate by (1) extracting on-line samples; (2) purging volatile halohydrocarbons from the water (e.g., with air or nitrogen); (3) carrying the purge gas containing the analytes of interest over a porous surface where the analytes are adsorbed; (4) recovering the analytes from the porous surface with heat (thermal desorption) or solvent (solvent elution) to drive the analytes into an organic chemical mixture; (5) generating an optical change (e.g., color change) in dependence upon a reaction involving the analytes and a pyridine derivative; and (6) measuring optical characteristics associated with the reaction to quantify the volatile halogenated hydrocarbon concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: AMS Trace Metals, Inc.
    Inventors: Harmesh K. Saini, Michael J. West, Qin Wang, James Garvey, Paul Rand, Mark Angelo, David Johnston, Robert Ormond, Ye Han
  • Publication number: 20160123889
    Abstract: A real-time, on-line method and analytical system for determining halohydrocarbons in water which operate by (1) extracting on-line samples; (2) purging volatile halohydrocarbons from the water (e.g., with air or nitrogen); (3) carrying the purge gas containing the analytes of interest over a porous surface where the analytes are adsorbed; (4) recovering the analytes from the porous surface with heat (thermal desorption) or solvent (solvent elution) to drive the analytes into an organic chemical mixture; (5) generating an optical change (e.g., color change) in dependence upon a reaction involving the analytes and a pyridine derivative; and (6) measuring optical characteristics associated with the reaction to quantify the volatile halogenated hydrocarbon concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Harmesh K. Saini, Michael J. West, Qin Wang, James Garvey, Paul Rand, Marc Angelo, David Johnston, Robert Ormond, Ye Han
  • Patent number: 9134290
    Abstract: A real-time, on-line method and analytical system for determining halohydrocarbons in water which operate by (1) extracting on-line samples; (2) purging volatile halohydrocarbons from the water (e.g., with air or nitrogen); (3) carrying the purge gas containing the analytes of interest over a porous surface where the analytes are adsorbed; (4) recovering the analytes from the porous surface with heat (thermal desorption) or solvent (solvent elution) to drive the analytes into an organic chemical mixture; (5) generating an optical change (e.g., color change) in dependence upon a reaction involving the analytes and a pyridine derivative; and (6) measuring optical characteristics associated with the reaction to quantify the volatile halogenated hydrocarbon concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Inventors: Harmesh K. Saini, Michael J. West, Qin Wang, James Garvey, Paul Rand, Marc Angelo, David Johnston, Robert Ormond, Ye Han
  • Publication number: 20130029427
    Abstract: A real-time, on-line method and analytical system for determining halohydrocarbons in water which operate by (1) extracting on-line samples; (2) purging volatile halohydrocarbons from the water (e.g., with air or nitrogen); (3) carrying the purge gas containing the analytes of interest over a porous surface where the analytes are adsorbed; (4) recovering the analytes from the porous surface with heat (thermal desorption) or solvent (solvent elution) to drive the analytes into an organic chemical mixture; (5) generating an optical change (e.g., color change) in dependence upon a reaction involving the analytes and a pyridine derivative; and (6) measuring optical characteristics associated with the reaction to quantify the volatile halogenated hydrocarbon concentration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Inventors: Harmesh K. Saini, Michael J. West, Qin Wang, James Garvey, Paul Rand, Marc Angelo, David Johnston, Robert Ormond, Ye Han