Patents by Inventor George Burba
George Burba 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).
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Patent number: 11561324Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring gas flux are provided. The method includes obtaining one or more of wind speed data, gas content data, temperature data and humidity data over a period of time, computing a plurality of different gas flux values for said period of time using a corresponding plurality of different flux calculation algorithms, wherein each of the plurality of different flux calculation algorithms uses one, some or all of the measured data types to calculate gas flux values for one or a plurality of sub-periods of said period of time, and for each of the one or the plurality of sub-periods, determining an optimal flux calculation algorithm of the plurality of different flux calculation algorithms based on one or more quality indicators; and outputting, for each of the plurality of sub-periods, one or more optimal flux calculation values corresponding to the optimal flux calculation algorithm for the sub-period.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Li-Cor, Inc.Inventor: George Burba
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Publication number: 20190311023Abstract: A device for managing a reference list. The device includes one or more processors, which alone or in combination are configured to facilitate performing: (a) running one or more applications; (b) selecting the reference list; (c) monitoring activities in the one or more applications to identify citable processes; (d) receiving citable information from the one or more applications based on the citable processes; (e) determining a type of citable information received; and (f) modifying the reference list based on the type of citable information received.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2019Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Frank Griessbaum, Gerardo Fratini, George Burba
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Patent number: 8433525Abstract: A system and method to obtain correct gas density and flux measurements using (i) gas analyzer (open-path, or closed-path gas analyzers with short intake tube, or any combination of the two); (ii) fast temperature or sensible heat flux measurement device (such as, fine-wire thermocouple, sonic anemometer, or any other device providing fast accurate gas temperature measurements); (iii) fast air water content or latent heat flux measurement device (such as, hygrometer, NDIR analyzer, any other device providing fast accurate gas water content measurements); (iv) vertical wind or sampling device (such as sonic anemometer, scintillometer, or fast solenoid valve, etc.) and (v) algorithms in accordance with the present invention to compute the corrected gas flux, compensated for T-P effects. In case when water factor in T-P effects is negligible, the fast air water content or latent heat flux measurement device (item iii in last paragraph) can be excluded.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2011Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: LI-COR, Inc.Inventors: George Burba, Dayle McDermitt, Anatoly Komissarov, Tyler G. Anderson, Liukang Xu, Bradley A. Riensche
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Publication number: 20110273704Abstract: A solar radiation detector comprises a shading element that casts a shadow over one of a number of sensors disposed about the shading element. The shading element and the sensors are spaced in relation to each other that the shadow cast by the shading element always falls on one of the sensors, completely shading that one sensor, while at the same time leaves at least another one of the sensor completely exposed to direct solar radiation. The completely shaded sensor measures substantially only diffuse solar radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2010Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: Li-Cor, Inc.Inventor: George Burba
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Publication number: 20110270534Abstract: Disclosed embodiments of the present invention provide means to obtain correct gas density and flux measurements using (i) gas analyzer (open-path, or closed-path gas analyzers with short intake tube, for example 1 m long, or any combination of the two); (ii) fast temperature or sensible heat flux measurement device (such as, fine-wire thermocouple, sonic anemometer, or any other device providing fast accurate gas temperature measurements); (iii) fast air water content or latent heat flux measurement device (such as, hygrometer, NDIR analyzer, any other device providing fast accurate gas water content measurements); (iv) vertical wind or sampling device (such as sonic anemometer, scintillometer, or fast solenoid valve, etc.) and (v) algorithms in accordance with the present invention to compute the corrected gas flux, compensated for T-P effects.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2011Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: LI-COR, Inc.Inventors: George Burba, Dayle McDermitt, Anatoly Komissarov, Tyler G. Anderson, Liukang Xu, Bradley A. Riensche
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Patent number: 7953558Abstract: Disclosed embodiments of the present invention provide means to obtain correct gas density and flux measurements using (i) gas analyzer (open-path, or closed-path gas analyzers with short intake tube, for example 1 m long, or any combination of the two); (ii) fast temperature or sensible heat flux measurement device (such as, fine-wire thermocouple, sonic anemometer, or any other device providing fast accurate gas temperature measurements); (iii) fast air water content or latent heat flux measurement device (such as, hygrometer, NDIR analyzer, any other device providing fast accurate gas water content measurements); (iv) vertical wind or sampling device (such as sonic anemometer, scintillometer, or fast solenoid valve, etc.) and (v) algorithms in accordance with the present invention to compute the corrected gas flux, compensated for T-P effects.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Li-Cor, Inc.Inventors: George Burba, Dayle McDermitt, Anatoly Komissarov, Tyler G. Anderson, Liukang Xu, Bradley A. Riensche
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Publication number: 20110054803Abstract: Disclosed embodiments of the present invention provide means to obtain correct gas density and flux measurements using (i) gas analyzer (open-path, or closed-path gas analyzers with short intake tube, for example 1 m long, or any combination of the two); (ii) fast temperature or sensible heat flux measurement device (such as, fine-wire thermocouple, sonic anemometer, or any other device providing fast accurate gas temperature measurements); (iii) fast air water content or latent heat flux measurement device (such as, hygrometer, NDIR analyzer, any other device providing fast accurate gas water content measurements); (iv) vertical wind or sampling device (such as sonic anemometer, scintillometer, or fast solenoid valve, etc.) and (v) algorithms in accordance with the present invention to compute the corrected gas flux, compensated for T-P effects.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicant: LI-COR, Inc.Inventors: George Burba, Dayle McDermitt, Anatoly Komissarov, Tyler G. Anderson, Liukang Xu, Bradley A. Riensche