Patents by Inventor Grant Thomson

Grant Thomson 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).

  • Spectrometer apparatus
    Patent number: 7433036
    Abstract: An imaging infrared spectrometer system includes an ATR unit (10) having a sample window (12) above an optical system (19) that directs radiation through the window onto the sample and directs radiation from the sample via corrective optics (40) to an imaging detector (4). The corrective optics is in the form of a wedge-shape prism (40) with a reflective surface (28) and is located near a focus of the optical system (19). The wedge prism (40) is effective to correct the focal plane orientation and anamorphic magnification at the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Smiths Group PLC
    Inventors: Grant Thomson, Graham Poulter
  • Spectrometer apparatus
    Publication number: 20060261274
    Abstract: An imaging infraed spectrometer system includes an ATR unit (10) having a sample window (12) above an optical system (19) that directs radiation through the window onto the sample and directs radiation from the sample via corrective optics (40) to an imaging detector (4). The corrective optics is in the form of a wedge-shape prism (40) with a reflective surface (28) and is located near a focus of the optical system (19). The wedge prism (40) is effective to correct the focal plane orientation and anamorphic magnification at the sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: Smiths Group PLC
    Inventors: Grant Thomson, Graham Poulter