Patents by Inventor Craig Westphal

Craig Westphal 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).

  • Demountable direct injection high efficiency nebulizer for inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
    Publication number: 20050230617
    Abstract: A nebulizer adapted for adjusting a position of a capillary tube contained within the nebulizer is provided. The nebulizer includes an elongated tubular shell having a gas input port and a gas output port, a capillary adjustment adapter for displacing the capillary tube in a lateral direction via a rotational force, and a connector for connecting the elongated tubular shell, the capillary adjustment adapter and the capillary tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: Akbar Montaser, Craig Westphal, Kaveh Kahen, William Rutkowski, Billy Acon
  • Short torch design for direct liquid sample introduction using conventional and micro-nebulizers for plasma spectrometry
    Publication number: 20050224709
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing direct liquid sample introduction using a nebulizer are provided. The apparatus and method include a short torch having an inner tube and an outer tube, and an elongated adapter having a cavity for receiving the nebulizer and positioning a nozzle tip of the nebulizer a predetermined distance from a tip of the outer tube of the short torch. The predetermined distance is preferably about 2-5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Akbar Montaser, Craig Westphal, Kaveh Kahen, William Rutkowski