Patents by Inventor Chris Heason

Chris Heason 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).

  • System for monitoring particles suspended in fluid stream
    Patent number: 11860080
    Abstract: In some examples, a system including a fluid stream monitoring system. The monitoring system includes an illumination device configured to illuminate at least some of particles suspended in a fluid stream; and an imaging device configured to image the illuminated particles at a first image plane that intersects a longitudinal axis of the fluid stream, wherein the illumination device and the imaging device are registered to the fluid stream delivery device in the first image plane, where the first image plane is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. The system includes processing circuitry configured to determine one or more physical characteristics of the fluid particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: Scott Nelson, Taylor K. Blair, John Grubbs, Martyn Anthony Jones, Chris Heason
  • SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PARTICLES SUSPENDED IN FLUID STREAM
    Publication number: 20230204490
    Abstract: In some examples, a system including a fluid stream monitoring system. The monitoring system includes an illumination device configured to illuminate at least some of particles suspended in a fluid stream; and an imaging device configured to image the illuminated particles at a first image plane that intersects a longitudinal axis of the fluid stream, wherein the illumination device and the imaging device are registered to the fluid stream delivery device in the first image plane, where the first image plane is substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. The system includes processing circuitry configured to determine one or more physical characteristics of the fluid particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Scott Nelson, Taylor K. Blair, John Grubbs, Martyn Anthony Jones, Chris Heason