Patents by Inventor Alan Cowie

Alan Cowie 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: 9671333
    Abstract: A laser gas analyzer includes a wavelength-variable laser having a wide wavelength-variable width, a light-split module configured to split an output light of the wavelength-variable laser into a measurement light and a reference light, a first gas cell into which gases to be measured are introduced, and the measurement light is made to be incident, and a data processor configured to obtain an absorption spectrum of each of the gases to be measured based on a reference signal related to the reference light and an absorption signal related to an output light of the first gas cell, and to obtain concentrations of the respective gases to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Hirata, Yasuhiko Mitsumoto, Masaya Ooyama, Nobuhiko Kanbara, Naoyuki Fujimura, Minoru Maeda, Tadashi Sugiyama, Alan Cowie, Jie Zhu
  • Patent number: 9347877
    Abstract: A laser gas analyzer includes a wavelength-variable laser having a wide wavelength-variable width, a light-split module configured to split an output light of the wavelength-variable laser into a measurement light and a reference light, a first gas cell into which gases to be measured are introduced, and the measurement light is made to be incident, and a data processor configured to obtain an absorption spectrum of each of the gases to be measured based on a reference signal related to the reference light and an absorption signal related to an output light of the first gas cell, and to obtain concentrations of the respective gases to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Hirata, Yasuhiko Mitsumoto, Masaya Ooyama, Nobuhiko Kanbara, Naoyuki Fujimura, Minoru Maeda, Tadashi Sugiyama, Alan Cowie, Jie Zhu
  • Publication number: 20150276587
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for two point calibration of a tunable diode laser (TDL) spectrometer, the TDL of the spectrometer housed in a module defining a cavity within the module across which cavity a portion of the light from the TDL is directed to collimation optics for collimating light from the collimation optics of the module to be directed through a gas to be analyzed to a first light detector. A portion of the portion of light from the TDL that is not directed to the collimation optics within the cavity is directed through a known gas to a second light detector as the current fed to the TDL is varied so that the current values fed to the TDL are determined for at least two known absorption peaks of the known gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Alan Cowie, Jie Zhu
  • Publication number: 20150260646
    Abstract: A laser gas analyzer includes a wavelength-variable laser having a wide wavelength-variable width, a light-split module configured to split an output light of the wavelength-variable laser into a measurement light and a reference light, a first gas cell into which gases to be measured are introduced, and the measurement light is made to be incident, and a data processor configured to obtain an absorption spectrum of each of the gases to be measured based on a reference signal related to the reference light and an absorption signal related to an output light of the first gas cell, and to obtain concentrations of the respective gases to be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Hirata, Yasuhiko Mitsumoto, Masaya Ooyama, Nobuhiko Kanbara, Naoyuki Fujimura, Minoru Maeda, Tadashi Sugiyama, Alan Cowie, Jie Zhu
  • Publication number: 20150185144
    Abstract: A laser gas analyzer includes a wavelength-variable laser having a wide wavelength-variable width, a light-split module configured to split an output light of the wavelength-variable laser into a measurement light and a reference light, a first gas cell into which gases to be measured are introduced, and the measurement light is made to be incident, and a data processor configured to obtain an absorption spectrum of each of the gases to be measured based on a reference signal related to the reference light and an absorption signal related to an output light of the first gas cell, and to obtain concentrations of the respective gases to be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaaki Hirata, Yasuhiko Mitsumoto, Masaya Ooyama, Nobuhiko Kanbara, Naoyuki Fujimura, Minoru Maeda, Tadashi Sugiyama, Alan Cowie, Jie Zhu
  • Publication number: 20130341502
    Abstract: An improved method for two point calibration of a tunable diode laser (TDL) spectrometer by the steps of (a) directing a first portion of the light from the TDL through a known gas to a first light detector as the current fed to the TDL is varied so that current values are determined for at least two known absorption peaks of the known gas; (b) while concurrently directing a second portion of the light from the TDL through a gas to be analyzed to a second light detector. In addition, an improved laser module for use in a TDL analyzer, the module defining a cavity therein across which cavity a portion of the light from a TDL is directed to collimation optics for collimating the light from the module wherein the improvement is a gas reference cell positioned at least partially in the cavity so that a portion of the light from the TDL that is not directed to the collimation optics is shown through a gas in the gas reference cell to a light detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Alan Cowie, Jie Zhu
  • Publication number: 20130334418
    Abstract: An improved laser module for a tunable diode laser spectroscopy analyzer. The improvement is a programmable non-volatile memory device (such as an EEPROM device) attached to the module. In addition, an improved method for updating the laser parameters for a tunable diode laser analyzer when a new laser module is installed in the analyzer. The improvement is the step of reading the parameters from a programmable non-volatile memory device (such as an EEPROM device) attached to the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Alan Cowie, Jie Zhu