Patents by Inventor Detlev Helmig

Detlev Helmig 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: 5563352
    Abstract: A system for concentrating and injecting individual organic components of a gas sample into a gas chromatography system. The concentration and injection system includes a first tube longitudinally disposed within a second tube, with a columnar space therebetween. The second tube carries both a coolant and a heated fluid seriatim, thereby allowing the respective temperature conductors to directly contact the surface of the first tube and efficiently achieve the desired temperatures in the required time frame for optimum separation and sensitive detection of volatile organic compounds within the gas sample. The present system has the additional advantages of providing a flexible freezeout temperature due to the ability to regulate the cryogen flow and a flexible desorption due to the ability to regulate the temperature of the heated fluid held in a reservoir. Further, using a heated fluid coupled with the ability to regulate the fluid's temperature and flow, prevents the problem of overheating the cryotrap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: University Corporation For Atmospheric Research
    Inventor: Detlev Helmig