Patents by Inventor Christopher Seagle

Christopher Seagle 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).

  • Device for particulate NMR samples in a fluid and related methods
    Patent number: 8773130
    Abstract: Devices and related methods for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis of particulate materials are provided including a detector chamber configured for insertion into an NMR spectrometer and configured to receive particulate materials in a fluid. A circulation chamber is attached to and in fluid communication with a first end of the detector chamber. A transition region is between the detector chamber and the circulation chamber, and a fluid supply interface is at a second end of the detector chamber that is configured to attach to a fluid source. The detector chamber, the circulation chamber and the transition region are sized and configured such that, when fluid flows from the fluid supply interface into the second end of the detector region, a circulating current is formed in the transition region and/or the circulation chamber such that the particulate matter is contained in the circulation chamber by the circulating current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Gary J. Pielak, Christopher Barnes, Naima G. Sharaf, Gregory Young, Freddy Pinero, Lisa Charlton, Christopher Seagle
  • DEVICE FOR PARTICULATE NMR SAMPLES IN A FLUID AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20120062226
    Abstract: Devices and related methods for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis of particulate materials are provided including a detector chamber configured for insertion into an NMR spectrometer and configured to receive particulate materials in a fluid. A circulation chamber is attached to and in fluid communication with a first end of the detector chamber. A transition region is between the detector chamber and the circulation chamber, and a fluid supply interface is at a second end of the detector chamber that is configured to attach to a fluid source. The detector chamber, the circulation chamber and the transition region are sized and configured such that, when fluid flows from the fluid supply interface into the second end of the detector region, a circulating current is formed in the transition region and/or the circulation chamber such that the particulate matter is contained in the circulation chamber by the circulating current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Gary J. Pielak, Christopher Barnes, Naima G. Sharaf, Gregory Young, Freddy Pinero, Lisa Charltonl, Christopher Seagle