Patents by Inventor Edward R. Long, Jr.

Edward R. Long, Jr. 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).

  • Thermoluminescent aerosol analysis
    Patent number: 4062650
    Abstract: A method for detecting and measuring trace amounts of aerosols when reacted with ozone in a gaseous environment wherein a sample aerosol is exposed to a fixed ozone concentration for a fixed period of time, a fluorescer added to the exposed sample and thereafter the sample heated in a 30.degree. C/minute linear temperature profile to 200.degree. C. undergoes thermoluminescence the trace peak thereof is measured and recorded as a function of the test aerosol and wherein the recorded thermoluminescence trace peak of the fluorescer is specific to the aerosol being tested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Robert S. Rogowski, Edward R. Long, Jr.