Patents by Inventor Ellison Carter

Ellison Carter 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: 11474005
    Abstract: A portable sampling device includes a sampling housing at least partially enclosing an inner chamber; at least one pumping element disposed within the inner chamber and configured to facilitate airflow through the device; and at least one gas sensor disposed within the inner chamber and configured to detect and/or characterize one or more gases in the airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: Colorado State University Research Foundation, Access Sensor Technologies LLC
    Inventors: John Volckens, Daniel D. Miller-Lionberg, Josephine Hofstetter, Casey William Quinn, Ellison Carter, David Leith
  • Publication number: 20220260462
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for implementing an automated air quality analysis system. The system includes: a sealed enclosure, a filter sample analysis system disposed within the sealed enclosure, and a controller operably coupled with the filter sample analysis system. The filter sample analysis system includes: an automated filter management system with filter samples and an articulating robotic arm which selects the filter sample for analysis, a filter weighing apparatus for weighting of the filter sample, and a primary chemical analysis apparatus for performing electromagnetic energy spectroscopy measurement on the filter sample. The controller operates the automated filter management system to transport the filter sample to the filter weighing apparatus and the primary chemical analysis apparatus, obtains data from the filter sample analysis system, and determines the type and amount of accumulated mass in the sample based on the weight and the spectroscopy measurement result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: John Volckens, Christian L'Orange, Gabriel Neymark, Ellison Carter