Patents by Inventor Fred Whiton, Jr.

Fred Whiton, Jr. 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).

  • Chemical sample collection and detection system
    Patent number: 8245564
    Abstract: A system for remote detection of a chemical is disclosed. The system includes a sample collection module that collects a sample and produces a sample vapor at a first location; a sample delivery module that delivers the sample vapor from the first location to a second location; a sample storage and concentration module that collects the sample vapor at the second location; and a sample analysis module that analyzes the sample collected in the sample storage and concentration module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Ewing, Fred Whiton, Jr., Paul G. Kahl, Jr.
  • CHEMICAL SAMPLE COLLECTION AND DETECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120198912
    Abstract: A system for remote detection of a chemical is disclosed. The system includes a sample collection module that collects a sample and produces a sample vapor at a first location; a sample delivery module that delivers the sample vapor from the first location to a second location; a sample storage and concentration module that collects the sample vapor at the second location; and a sample analysis module that analyzes the sample collected in the sample storage and concentration module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Ewing, Fred Whiton, JR., Paul G. Kahl, JR.
  • Devices and methods for detecting hazardous materials
    Patent number: 8019466
    Abstract: A container screening system that uses multiple orthogonal sensors for detecting hazardous materials, such as liquid explosives and precursors of liquid explosives, in sealed containers. The container screening system comprises a first sensor that detects materials inside the container using a first detection technology, a second sensor that detects materials insider the container using a second detection technology, and a data processing unit that processes data from the first and second sensors and generates a screen result. The system reduces false positives and increases probability of detection by matching the relative strengths and weaknesses of each technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth James Ewing, Fred Whiton, Jr., Paul George Kahl, Jr., John Paul Santori
  • Devices and methods for detecting hazardous materials
    Publication number: 20080312768
    Abstract: A container screening system that uses multiple orthogonal sensors for detecting hazardous materials, such as liquid explosives and precursors of liquid explosives, in sealed containers. The container screening system comprises a first sensor that detects materials inside the container using a first detection technology, a second sensor that detects materials insider the container using a second detection technology, and a data processing unit that processes data from the first and second sensors and generates a screen result. The system reduces false positives and increases probability of detection by matching the relative strengths and weaknesses of each technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth James Ewing, Fred Whiton, JR., Paul George Kahl, JR., John Paul Santori