Patents by Inventor Fred D. Tompkins

Fred D. Tompkins 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: 10001577
    Abstract: A detector/sensor/locator device for objects and materials of interest comprises a Faraday cage for containing or suspending a sample object or material of interest. The object or material of interest under principles of quantum theory emits electromagnetic radiation having a unique electromagnetic signature. The Faraday cage may have a cone-shape or interchangeable, cylindrical shape. The latter has a similar diameter to a barrel of the device so as to be interchangeable, preloaded with a material to be detected and connectable at the choice of a user for channeling emitted electromagnetic waves from the material upward to the barrel. The barrel of the device has mounted therein an L-shaped antenna element which may be free to rotate horizontally about the barrel or fixed in parallel with a second antenna element of similar length extending from a side of the barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: avaSensor, LLC
    Inventors: Fred D. Tompkins, John B. Wilkerson, Arpad A. Vass, Timothy R. Hutchison
  • Publication number: 20180113232
    Abstract: A detector/sensor/locator device for objects and materials of interest comprises a Faraday cage for containing or suspending a sample object or material of interest. The object or material of interest under principles of quantum theory emits electromagnetic radiation having a unique electromagnetic signature. The Faraday cage may have a cone-shape or interchangeable, cylindrical shape. The latter has a similar diameter to a barrel of the device so as to be interchangeable, preloaded with a material to be detected and connectable at the choice of a user for channeling emitted electromagnetic waves from the material upward to the barrel. The barrel of the device has mounted therein an L-shaped antenna element which may be free to rotate horizontally about the barrel or fixed in parallel with a second antenna element of similar length extending from a side of the barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Fred D. Tompkins, John B. Wilkerson, Arpad A. Vass, Timothy R. Hutchison
  • Patent number: 9784877
    Abstract: A detector/sensor/locator device for objects and materials of interest comprises a Faraday cage for containing or suspending a sample object or material of interest. The object or material of interest under principles of quantum theory emits electromagnetic radiation having a unique electromagnetic signature. The Faraday cage may have a cone-shape for channeling emitted electromagnetic waves upward to a barrel having mounted therein an L-shaped antenna element which may be free to rotate horizontally about the barrel or fixed in parallel with a second antenna element of similar length extending from a side of the barrel. The first and second antennae elements cooperate to detect, sense the presence of and locate a target object, the free-to-rotate antenna element capable of pointing in the direction of the target object or material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: AvaSensor, LLC
    Inventors: Fred D. Tompkins, John B. Wilkerson, Arpad A. Vass, Timothy R. Hutchison
  • Publication number: 20170160417
    Abstract: A detector/sensor/locator device for objects and materials of interest comprises a Faraday cage for containing or suspending a sample object or material of interest. The object or material of interest under principles of quantum theory emits electromagnetic radiation having a unique electromagnetic signature. The Faraday cage may have a cone-shape for channeling emitted electromagnetic waves upward to a barrel having mounted therein an L-shaped antenna element which may be free to rotate horizontally about the barrel or fixed in parallel with a second antenna element of similar length extending from a side of the barrel. The first and second antennae elements cooperate to detect, sense the presence of and locate a target object, the free-to-rotate antenna element capable of pointing in the direction of the target object or material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Fred D. Tompkins, John B. Wilkerson, Arpad A. Vass, Timothy R. Hutchison
  • Publication number: 20150253452
    Abstract: A detector/sensor/locator device for objects and materials of interest comprises a Faraday cage for containing or suspending a sample object or material of interest. The object or material of interest under principles of quantum theory emits electromagnetic radiation having a unique electromagnetic signature. The Faraday cage may have a cone-shape for channeling emitted electromagnetic waves upward to a barrel having mounted therein an L-shaped antenna element which may be free to rotate horizontally about the barrel or fixed in parallel with a second antenna element of similar length extending from a side of the barrel. The first and second antennae elements cooperate to detect, sense the presence of and locate a target object, the antennae elements pointing in the direction of the target object or material. A magnetometer may be attached to an antenna element and monitored for electromagnetic field strength. Two magnets may be attached to the antenna elements to enhance the magnetic field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Fred D. Tompkins, John B. Wilkerson, Arpad A. Vass, Timothy R. Hutchison