Patents by Inventor Eric R. Statz

Eric R. Statz 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).

  • Gas detector for atmospheric species detection
    Patent number: 8599381
    Abstract: A gas detector includes a receiver configured to receive light from a light source through gas, the light source having a bandwidth on the order of an absorption linewidth of the gas, the receiver including at least a first etalon having a transmission bandwidth on the order of the absorption linewidth of the gas, the transmission bandwidth of the first etalon being substantially smaller than the bandwidth of the light source. The gas detector further includes a first detector for detecting light transmitted through the first etalon, a second detector for detecting light reflected from the first etalon, and a processor that determines the quantity of gas based on the detected transmitted and reflected light. The gas detector can further include a second etalon with a transmission bandwidth approximately equal and adjacent to the transmission bandwidth of the first etalon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Eric R. Statz, Alan E. DeCew, Jr., Jonathan B. Ashcom
  • GAS DETECTOR FOR ATMOSPHERIC SPECIES DETECTION
    Publication number: 20120182555
    Abstract: A gas detector includes a receiver configured to receive light from a light source through gas, the light source having a bandwidth on the order of an absorption linewidth of the gas, the receiver including at least a first etalon having a transmission bandwidth on the order of the absorption linewidth of the gas, the transmission bandwidth of the first etalon being substantially smaller than the bandwidth of the light source. The gas detector further includes a first detector for detecting light transmitted through the first etalon, a second detector for detecting light reflected from the first etalon, and a processor that determines the quantity of gas based on the detected transmitted and reflected light. The gas detector can further include a second etalon with a transmission bandwidth approximately equal and adjacent to the transmission bandwidth of the first etalon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Eric R. Statz, Alan E. DeCew, JR., Jonathan B. Ashcom