Patents by Inventor Drew B. Elliott

Drew B. Elliott 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).

  • Monolithic collimator and energy analyzer for ion spectrometry
    Patent number: 10468241
    Abstract: Disclosed are various examples related to ion or particle spectrometry utilizing a monolithic collimator and energy analyzer. In one example, a particle selection device includes a single substrate including a curved channel energy analyzer section and a straight channel collimator section, wherein particles pass through the collimator section and enter the energy analyzer section of the substrate. The channel outlets in the collimator section are aligned with the channel inlets of the energy analyzer section. Electric and/or magnetic fields can be applied across the channels of the energy analyzer for ion or particle discrimination. A particle detector at the outlet of the energy analyzer section can provide indications of detected ions and/or particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: West Virginia University
    Inventors: Earl Scime, Amy M. Keesee, Matthew Phillip Dugas, Steven Brian Ellison, Joseph Christopher David Tersteeg, Drew B. Elliott
  • MONOLITHIC COLLIMATOR AND ENERGY ANALYZER FOR ION SPECTROMETRY
    Publication number: 20170287693
    Abstract: Disclosed are various examples related to ion or particle spectrometry utilizing a monolithic collimator and energy analyzer. In one example, a particle selection device includes a single substrate including a curved channel energy analyzer section and a straight channel collimator section, wherein particles pass through the collimator section and enter the energy analyzer section of the substrate. The channel outlets in the collimator section are aligned with the channel inlets of the energy analyzer section. Electric and/or magnetic fields can be applied across the channels of the energy analyzer for ion or particle discrimination. A particle detector at the outlet of the energy analyzer section can provide indications of detected ions and/or particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: Earl Scime, Amy M. Keesee, Matthew Phillip Dugas, Steven Brian Ellison, Joseph Christopher David Tersteeg, Drew B. Elliott