Patents by Inventor Dwight D. Watkins

Dwight D. Watkins 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).

  • Acid digestion instrument and vessel system
    Patent number: 10758880
    Abstract: An instrument system for acid digestion is disclosed. The instrument includes a heating block, a reaction vessel formed of a polymer that is resistant to acid and other chemical attack at temperatures above 150° C. and that has a structure (thickness, etc.) sufficient to withstand pressures above atmospheric, a metal sleeve surrounding the polymeric reaction vessel, and an opening in the block that has a cross-section corresponding to the cross-section of the metal sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: CEM Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Collins, Jr., Joseph J. Lambert, Matt Beard, Dwight D. Watkins, Timothy A. Zawatsky, Taylor M. Hostak
  • ACID DIGESTION INSTRUMENT AND VESSEL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170320032
    Abstract: An instrument system for acid digestion is disclosed. The instrument includes a heating block, a reaction vessel formed of a polymer that is resistant to acid and other chemical attack at temperatures above 150° C. and that has a structure (thickness, etc.) sufficient to withstand pressures above atmospheric, a metal sleeve surrounding the polymeric reaction vessel, and an opening in the block that has a cross-section corresponding to the cross-section of the metal sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: CEM Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Collins, JR., Joseph J. Lambert, Matt Beard, Dwight D. Watkins, Timothy A. Zawatsky, Taylor M. Hostak