Patents by Inventor Drew B. Elliot

Drew B. Elliot 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: 9502229
    Abstract: Various examples are provided for collimator assemblies and/or energy analyzer arrays of plasma spectrometers. In one example, among others, an ultra-compact plasma spectrometer includes a collimator assembly; an energy analyzer array that receives charged particles from the collimator; and a detector plate that detects charged particles exiting the energy analyzer array. The energy analyzer array can include a plurality of analyzer plates having distinct energy channels. In another example, a method includes bonding a stack of analyzer plates to form an energy analyzer array, affixing a collimator assembly to the entrance surface of the energy analyzer array, and affixing an array of detectors to the exit surface of the energy analyzer array. The analyzer plates include energy analyzer bands extending from the entrance surface to the exit surface. The aperture arrays and the detectors can align with the energy analyzer bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, ADVANCED RESEARCH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Earl Scime, Amy M. Keesee, Drew B. Elliot, Matthew Phillip Dugas, Steven Brian Ellison, Joseph Christopher David Tersteeg
  • Publication number: 20150311054
    Abstract: Various examples are provided for collimator assemblies and/or energy analyzer arrays of plasma spectrometers. In one example, among others, an ultra-compact plasma spectrometer includes a collimator assembly; an energy analyzer array that receives charged particles from the collimator; and a detector plate that detects charged particles exiting the energy analyzer array. The energy analyzer array can include a plurality of analyzer plates having distinct energy channels. In another example, a method includes bonding a stack of analyzer plates to form an energy analyzer array, affixing a collimator assembly to the entrance surface of the energy analyzer array, and affixing an array of detectors to the exit surface of the energy analyzer array. The analyzer plates include energy analyzer bands extending from the entrance surface to the exit surface. The aperture arrays and the detectors can align with the energy analyzer bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Earl Scime, Amy M. Keesee, Drew B. Elliot, Matthew Phillip Dugas, Steven Brian Ellison, Joseph Christopher David Tersteeg