Patents by Inventor Christopher Saphos

Christopher Saphos 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).

  • Chemical distillation system with in situ analytics
    Patent number: 12654113
    Abstract: An automated distillation system includes a distillation process under vacuum, a sampling device for extracting a vapor sample of distillate, a gas analyzer for measuring a property of the vapor sample, and a controller for analyzing the property and appropriately adjusting one or more parameters of the system, such as a level of vacuum, in response to the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Astrotech Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas B. Pickens, III, Eric Wallis, Christopher Saphos, David Allen, Zachary Winfield, Kayla Sarantakos
  • CHEMICAL DISTILLATION SYSTEM WITH IN SITU ANALYTICS
    Publication number: 20250345722
    Abstract: An automated distillation system includes a distillation process under vacuum, a sampling device for extracting a vapor sample of distillate, a gas analyzer for measuring a property of the vapor sample, and a controller for analyzing the property and appropriately adjusting one or more parameters of the system, such as a level of vacuum, in response to the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Thomas B. Pickens, III, Eric Wallis, Christopher Saphos, David Allen, Zachary Winfield, Kayla Sarantakos