Patents by Inventor Fred W. Meyer

Fred W. Meyer 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).

  • Single-atom detection of isotopes
    Patent number: 6455844
    Abstract: A method for performing accelerator mass spectrometry, includes producing a beam of positive ions having different multiple charges from a multicharged ion source; selecting positive ions having a charge state of from +2 to +4 to define a portion of the beam of positive ions; and scattering at least a portion of the portion of the beam of positive ions off a surface of a target to directly convert a portion of the positive ions in the portion of the beam of positive ions to negative ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Energy Research
    Inventor: Fred W. Meyer