Patents by Inventor William T. Portser

William T. Portser 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).

  • Method and device for passive detection of physical effects
    Patent number: 11270600
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for simulating proximity detection of physical effects, the system including an external probe; a base unit associated with the external probe via a connector, the base unit comprising at least one processor coupled to the connector, the at least one processor configured to compute results based on an input received from the external probe; an input device; and a graphical display unit configured to display at least one of the computed results from the at least one processor and the input received from the input device and input received from the external probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
    Inventors: Shawn M. West, Matthew R. Chilleo, William T. Portser
  • Method and Device for Passive Detection of Physical Effects
    Publication number: 20180336793
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for simulating proximity detection of physical effects, the system including an external probe; a base unit associated with the external probe via a connector, the base unit comprising at least one processor coupled to the connector, the at least one processor configured to compute results based on an input received from the external probe; an input device; and a graphical display unit configured to display at least one of the computed results from the at least one processor and the input received from the input device and input received from the external probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Shawn M. West, Matthew R. Chilleo, William T. Portser