Patents by Inventor Bobby C. Deaton

Bobby C. Deaton 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 for quantitative detection of organic materials in rocks and sediments using visible light spectra
    Patent number: 5155546
    Abstract: A method for quantitatively determining the total organic carbon and vitrinite reflectance of rocks and sediments utilizes the entire visible light spectrum. A sample is prepared and placed in a spectrophotometer. The spectrophotometer has a light source that produces the entire visible light spectrum. A monochromator passes narrow wavelength bands of the source light therethrough to illuminate the sample. The total diffuse reflectance spectrum is obtained from the sample using the spectrophotometer. The reflectance spectral data are processed by determining the first derivative and by comparing it to calibration data of known total organic carbon and vitrinite reflectance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: Texas Wesleyan University, Inc.
    Inventors: William L. Balsam, Bobby C. Deaton