Patents by Inventor Aaron Sean Poynton

Aaron Sean Poynton 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 apparatus for the application of force to a sample for detection using an electromechanical means
    Patent number: 9599559
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention are directed to applying intimate contact pressures to samples while undergoing ATR infrared interrogation. As a general mode of operation, after a solid sample is placed on the ATR element, a force actuator moves an anvil arm to apply a contact force to the sample against the ATR. Thereafter, when the scan is over, the user can see the result of the one or more scans. The force actuator may be a motor or a solenoid or other type of force actuator. The applied contact force may be a fixed force or may be a user-selectable force or may be automatically controlled through feedback from the spectrometer based on the spectroscopic signature of the sample material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Thermo Scientific Portable Analytical Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Pastore, Kenneth J. Vachon, Jr., Brendon D. Tower, Gregory H. Vander Rhodes, Aaron Sean Poynton
  • Method and Apparatus for the Application of Force to a Sample for Detection Using an Electromechanical Means
    Publication number: 20160258863
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention are directed to applying intimate contact pressures to samples while undergoing ATR infrared interrogation. As a general mode of operation, after a solid sample is placed on the ATR element, a force actuator moves an anvil arm to apply a contact force to the sample against the ATR. Thereafter, when the scan is over, the user can see the result of the one or more scans. The force actuator may be a motor or a solenoid or other type of force actuator. The applied contact force may be a fixed force or may be a user-selectable force or may be automatically controlled through feedback from the spectrometer based on the spectroscopic signature of the sample material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy M. PASTORE, Kenneth J. VACHON, JR., Brendon D. TOWER, Gregory H. VANDER RHODES, Aaron Sean POYNTON
  • Method and apparatus for the application of force to a sample for detection using an electromechanical means
    Patent number: 9366626
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention are directed to applying intimate contact pressures to samples while undergoing ATR infrared interrogation. As a general mode of operation, after a solid sample is placed on the ATR element, a force actuator moves an anvil arm to apply a contact force to the sample against the ATR. Thereafter, when the scan is over, the user can see the result of the one or more scans. The force actuator may be a motor or a solenoid or other type of force actuator. The applied contact force may be a fixed force or may be a user-selectable force or may be automatically controlled through feedback from the spectrometer based on the spectroscopic signature of the sample material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Thermo Scientific Portable Instruments Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy M. Pastore, Kenneth J. Vachon, Jr., Brendon D. Tower, Gregory H. Vander Rhodes, Aaron Sean Poynton