Patents by Inventor Daniel A. Lashof

Daniel A. Lashof 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).

  • Patent number: 4630923
    Abstract: A device for determining the relative composition of a sample of a gas by comparison of the Raman-scattered light of the sample with that of a known gas comprising: a means for passing a single light source through the unknown and the known gases, choppers to alternate the Raman-scattered light into a common light detection and measuring system, optical fiber networks for spatially mixing the resulting Raman scattered light from each sample and directing the mixed light to selective detectors, and a compiler to record the light intensity of each wavelength of Raman-scattered light as a function of the sample from which it originated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Petrus P. Tans, Daniel A. Lashof