Patents by Inventor Eric N. Kaufman

Eric N. Kaufman 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).

  • Method for in situ characterization of a medium of dispersed matter in a continuous phase
    Patent number: 5396075
    Abstract: A method for in situ characterization of a medium of a dispersed phase in a continuous phase, including the steps of adding a fluorescent dye to one phase capable of producing fluorescence therein when the fluorescent dye is optically excited, optically exciting the fluorescent dye at a wavelength to produce fluorescence in the one phase, and monitoring the fluorescence to distinguish the continuous phase from the dispersed phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventor: Eric N. Kaufman