Patents by Inventor Dylan H Simpson

Dylan H Simpson 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).

  • Controlled sample environment for analytical devices
    Patent number: 7160718
    Abstract: Apparatus for examining a sample by microscopy, spectroscopy or crystallography under controlled environmental conditions. The apparatus comprises a sample chamber (1) which is fed by a gas stream (19) having a known vapor content, which is generated by mixing two gas streams (18 & 16), one substantially saturated in a volatile substance (18) and one substantially free of the volatile substance (16), in a controlled manner. The temperature of the apparatus, and particularly of the sample chamber (1), is accurately controlled and regulated by temperature controller (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Surface Measurement Systems Limited
    Inventors: Carl Levoguer, Daryl R Williams, Dylan H Simpson
  • Controlled sample environment for analytical devices
    Publication number: 20030143721
    Abstract: Apparatus for examining a sample by microscopy, spectroscopy or crystallography under controlled environmental conditions. The apparatus comprises a sample chamber (1) which is fed by a gas stream (19) having a known vapour content, which is generated by mixing two gas streams (18 & 16), one substantially saturated in a volatile substance (18) and one substantially free of the volatile substance (16), in a controlled manner. The temperature of the apparatus, and particularly of the sample chamber (1), is accurately controlled and regulated by temperature controller (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Carl Levoguer, Daryl R Williams, Dylan H Simpson