Patents by Inventor Douglas K. CLARK

Douglas K. CLARK 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).

  • Apparatus and method for the characterization of respirable aerosols
    Patent number: 9354218
    Abstract: An apparatus for the characterization of respirable aerosols, including: a burn chamber configured to selectively contain a sample that is selectively heated to generate an aerosol; a heating assembly disposed within the burn chamber adjacent to the sample; and a sampling segment coupled to the burn chamber and configured to collect the aerosol such that it may be analyzed. The apparatus also includes an optional sight window disposed in a wall of the burn chamber such that the sample may be viewed during heating. Optionally, the sample includes one of a Lanthanide, an Actinide, and a Transition metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas K. Clark, Bradley W. Hodges, Jesse D. Bush, Jofu Mishima
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF RESPIRABLE AEROSOLS
    Publication number: 20160033466
    Abstract: An apparatus for the characterization of respirable aerosols, including: a burn chamber configured to selectively contain a sample that is selectively heated to generate an aerosol; a heating assembly disposed within the burn chamber adjacent to the sample; and a sampling segment coupled to the burn chamber and configured to collect the aerosol such that it may be analyzed. The apparatus also includes an optional sight window disposed in a wall of the burn chamber such that the sample may be viewed during heating. Optionally, the sample includes one of a Lanthanide, an Actinide, and a Transition metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Douglas K. CLARK, Bradley W. HODGES, Jesse D. BUSH, Jofu MISHIMA