Patents by Inventor Bryan Joseph Acker

Bryan Joseph Acker 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).

  • Gas chromatograph with improved thermal maintenance and process operation using microprocessor control
    Patent number: 8015856
    Abstract: A gas chromatograph controlled by a pair of microprocessors to have improved thermal maintenance and process operation. The microprocessors are operable to run independently of each other, with one microprocessor controlling heaters and other control devices and the other microprocessor running a graphical user interface. The two microprocessors are separated by a gas chromatograph assembly that includes one or more separation columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Inc.
    Inventors: Vince B. Hadley, Jonathan W. Asher, Anthony P. Walker, Max A. Bailey, Bryan Joseph Acker, Rodney Wayne Dilbeck