Patents Assigned to Astrotech Technologies, Inc.
  • Chemical distillation system with in situ analytics
    Patent number: 12654113
    Abstract: An automated distillation system includes a distillation process under vacuum, a sampling device for extracting a vapor sample of distillate, a gas analyzer for measuring a property of the vapor sample, and a controller for analyzing the property and appropriately adjusting one or more parameters of the system, such as a level of vacuum, in response to the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Astrotech Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas B. Pickens, III, Eric Wallis, Christopher Saphos, David Allen, Zachary Winfield, Kayla Sarantakos