Patents by Inventor William Alan MARKS

William Alan MARKS 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).

  • Apparatuses and methods for performing a light-absorption measurement on a test sample and a compliance measurement on a reference sample
    Patent number: 9709484
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for performing a light-absorption measurement on a test sample and a compliance measurement on a reference sample. A method includes moving a reference sample receptacle carrier of an apparatus to position a first reference sample receptacle received in the carrier at a second position in a light path, directing light from an illumination system to a detection system along the light path to perform a light-absorption measurement on a first reference sample at the second position, moving the carrier to position the first receptacle out of the light path, placing a test sample receptacle in a test sample receptacle holder of the apparatus in the light path at a first position different from the second position, and directing light along the light path to perform a light-absorption measurement on a test sample in the test sample receptacle holder at the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: METTLER-TOLEDO GMBH
    Inventors: Tomasz Pol, Chun-Hung Kuo, William Alan Marks
  • APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING A LIGHT-ABSORPTION MEASUREMENT ON A TEST SAMPLE AND A COMPLIANCE MEASUREMENT ON A REFERENCE SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20170059478
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for performing a light-absorption measurement on a test sample and a compliance measurement on a reference sample. A method includes moving a reference sample receptacle carrier of an apparatus to position a first reference sample receptacle received in the carrier at a second position in a light path, directing light from an illumination system to a detection system along the light path to perform a light-absorption measurement on a first reference sample at the second position, moving the carrier to position the first receptacle out of the light path, placing a test sample receptacle in a test sample receptacle holder of the apparatus in the light path at a first position different from the second position, and directing light along the light path to perform a light-absorption measurement on a test sample in the test sample receptacle holder at the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Mettler-Toledo AG
    Inventors: Tomasz POL, Chun-Hung KUO, William Alan MARKS