Patents by Inventor Chad Langness
Chad Langness 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).
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Patent number: 11776738Abstract: A shield for a cryogenic chamber and a cryogenic chamber comprising a shield are described. In an example embodiment, a cryogenic chamber comprises an interior housing comprising housing walls that define an action chamber. The action chamber is configured to be cryogenically cooled to an action temperature. The cryogenic chamber further comprises an interior shield at least partially sandwiched within the housing walls. The interior shield is made of a first material that acts as a superconductor at the action temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Quantinuum LLCInventors: C. Spencer Nichols, Chad Langness, Adam Dally, James Goeders
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Patent number: 11499764Abstract: A cooled system includes an enclosure having an outer surface and an inner surface comprising a cooled enclosed area, multiple cable brackets thermally coupled to the outer surface of the enclosure, each cable bracket including a first surface conforming to the outer surface of the enclosure and an opening therethrough sized to hold a cable and conduct heat from the cable to the outer surface of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Quantinuum LLCInventors: Adam Dally, Charles Spencer Nichols, Chad Langness
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Publication number: 20210175010Abstract: A shield for a cryogenic chamber and a cryogenic chamber comprising a shield are described. In an example embodiment, a cryogenic chamber comprises an interior housing comprising housing walls that define an action chamber. The action chamber is configured to be cryogenically cooled to an action temperature. The cryogenic chamber further comprises an interior shield at least partially sandwiched within the housing walls. The interior shield is made of a first material that acts as a superconductor at the action temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2019Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: C. Spencer Nichols, Chad Langness, Adam Dally, James Goeders
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Publication number: 20210063069Abstract: A cooled system includes an enclosure having an outer surface and an inner surface comprising a cooled enclosed area, multiple cable brackets thermally coupled to the outer surface of the enclosure, each cable bracket including a first surface conforming to the outer surface of the enclosure and an opening therethrough sized to hold a cable and conduct heat from the cable to the outer surface of the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2019Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Adam Dally, Charles Spencer Nichols, Chad Langness
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Patent number: 10161859Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to gas detector systems and method, wherein a gas detector system may comprise at least one emitter configured to emit radiation in a beam path; at least one detector configured to receive at least a portion of the emitted radiation, wherein the emitted radiation generates at least two focused spots at the at least one detector; a ring reflector configured to direct the emitted radiation around the ring reflector toward the at least one detector, wherein the ring reflector comprises at least a portion of a spheroid shape, and wherein the ring reflector is configured to allow gas to flow through at least a portion of the beam path; and a processing circuit coupled to the one or more detectors configured to processes an output from the one or more detectors.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Bernard Fritz, Teresa Marta, Chad Langness
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Publication number: 20180120223Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to gas detector systems and methods, wherein a gas detector system may comprise one or more emitter configured to emit radiation in a beam path; one or more detector configured to receive at least a portion of the emitted radiation; a ring reflector configured to direct the emitted radiation around the ring reflector toward the one or more detector, wherein the ring reflector comprises at least a portion of a spheroid shape, and wherein the ring reflector is configured to allow one or more gas to flow through at least a portion of the beam path; and a processing circuit coupled to the one or more detectors configured to process an output from the one or more detectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2017Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Teresa Marta, Bernard Fritz, Chad Langness
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Publication number: 20180120222Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to gas detector systems and method, wherein a gas detector system may comprise at least one emitter configured to emit radiation in a beam path; at least one detector configured to receive at least a portion of the emitted radiation, wherein the emitted radiation generates at least two focused spots at the at least one detector; a ring reflector configured to direct the emitted radiation around the ring reflector toward the at least one detector, wherein the ring reflector comprises at least a portion of a spheroid shape, and wherein the ring reflector is configured to allow gas to flow through at least a portion of the beam path; and a processing circuit coupled to the one or more detectors configured to processes an output from the one or more detectors.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2016Publication date: May 3, 2018Inventors: Bernard Fritz, Teresa Marta, Chad Langness
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Publication number: 20160090976Abstract: Systems and methods for a dual purpose getter container are provided. In certain embodiments, an atomic sensor device comprises a sensor body, the sensor body enclosing an atomic sensor; a getter container coupled to an opening in the sensor body, wherein a first opening in the getter container is coupled to the opening in the sensor body; and a second opening located on the getter container, wherein gas within the sensor body can pass through the second opening. Further, the device may include a getter enclosed within the getter container, the getter coating surfaces of the getter container, such that gas within the sensor body can enter the getter container and contact the getter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Christina Marie Schober, Jennifer S. Strabley, Chad Langness, Terry Dean Stark
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Patent number: 9285249Abstract: One embodiment is directed towards a physics package of an atomic sensor. The physics package includes a frame composed of metal and including a plurality of slender support members extending between one another in a three dimensional structure. The support members define boundaries between adjacent apertures defined in the frame. The plurality of support members include a plurality of mounting surfaces adjacent to the apertures. The physics package also includes a plurality of panes attached to the mounting surfaces of the frame. The plurality of panes cover the apertures such that the frame and the plurality of panes define a vacuum chamber and provide three light paths that cross within the vacuum chamber at 90 degree angles with respect to one another. The physics package also includes a chamber evacuation structure for evacuating the vacuum chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Christina Marie Schober, Jennifer S. Strabley, James A. Vescera, Kenneth Salit, Delmer L. Smith, Terry Dean Stark, Chad Langness, Karl D. Nelson
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Patent number: 9083363Abstract: Systems and methods for a cold atom frequency standard are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a cold atom microwave frequency standard includes a vacuum cell, the vacuum cell comprising a central cylinder, the central cylinder being hollow and having a first open end and a second open end; a first end portion joined to the first open end; and a second end portion joined to the second open end, wherein the first end portion, the central cylinder, and the second end portion enclose a hollow volume containing atoms, the first end portion and the second end portion configured to allow light to enter into the hollow volume. The cold atom microwave frequency standard also includes a cylindrically symmetric resonator encircling the central cylinder, wherein the resonator generates a microwave field in the hollow volume at the resonant frequency of the atoms.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2013Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Chad Fertig, Chad Langness, Karl D. Nelson, Kenneth Salit, Jennifer S. Strabley
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Publication number: 20150022273Abstract: Systems and methods for a cold atom frequency standard are provided herein. In certain embodiments, a cold atom microwave frequency standard includes a vacuum cell, the vacuum cell comprising a central cylinder, the central cylinder being hollow and having a first open end and a second open end; a first end portion joined to the first open end; and a second end portion joined to the second open end, wherein the first end portion, the central cylinder, and the second end portion enclose a hollow volume containing atoms, the first end portion and the second end portion configured to allow light to enter into the hollow volume. The cold atom microwave frequency standard also includes a cylindrically symmetric resonator encircling the central cylinder, wherein the resonator generates a microwave field in the hollow volume at the resonant frequency of the atoms.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2013Publication date: January 22, 2015Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Chad Fertig, Chad Langness, Karl D. Nelson, Kenneth Salit, Jennifer S. Strabley
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Patent number: 8756976Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide improved systems and methods for providing an atomic sensor device. In one embodiment, the device comprises a sensor body, the sensor body enclosing an atomic sensor, wherein the sensor body contains a gas evacuation site located on the sensor body, the gas evacuation site configured to connect to a gas evacuation device. The device also comprises a getter container coupled to an opening in the sensor body, an opening in the getter container coupled to an opening in the sensor body, such that gas within the sensor body can freely enter the getter container. The device further comprises an evaporable getter enclosed within the getter container, the evaporable getter facing away from the sensor body.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2011Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Christina M. Schober, Jennifer S. Strabley, Rodney H. Thorland, Chad Langness, Delmer L. Smith, Terry D. Stark
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Publication number: 20130061655Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide improved systems and methods for providing an atomic sensor device. In one embodiment, the device comprises a sensor body, the sensor body enclosing an atomic sensor, wherein the sensor body contains a gas evacuation site located on the sensor body, the gas evacuation site configured to connect to a gas evacuation device. The device also comprises a getter container coupled to an opening in the sensor body, an opening in the getter container coupled to an opening in the sensor body, such that gas within the sensor body can freely enter the getter container. The device further comprises an evaporable getter enclosed within the getter container, the evaporable getter facing away from the sensor body.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Christina M. Schober, Jennifer S. Strabley, Rodney H. Thorland, Chad Langness, Delmer L. Smith, Terry D. Stark
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Publication number: 20100045598Abstract: An apparatus is provided for controlling the movement of an object on a plane. The apparatus comprising a basin, a movable object positioned within the basin, and a sensor coupled to the apparatus for detecting the movement of the movable object within the basin, wherein the movement of the object on the plane is related to movement of the object within the basin.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2008Publication date: February 25, 2010Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.Inventors: Robert E. DeMers, Chad Langness