Patents by Inventor Huib Blokland

Huib Blokland 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A PHASE TRANSITION OF A SUBSTANCE
    Publication number: 20100086005
    Abstract: A method for determining a phase transition of a substance, comprising: generating a first measuring signal by measuring a substance-directed heat flow; generating a phase-shifted measuring signal which is phase-shifted in relation to the first measuring signal; determining a difference signal between the first measuring signal and the phase-shifted measuring signal and determining the phase transition if a property of the difference signal meets a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepastnatuurwetenschapplijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventor: Huib Blokland
  • Method and apparatus for determining a phase transition of a substance
    Publication number: 20060140247
    Abstract: A method for determining a phase transition of a substance, comprising: generating a first measuring signal by measuring a substance-directed heat flow; generating a phase-shifted measuring signal which is phase-shifted in relation to the first measuring signal; determining a difference signal between the first measuring signal and the phase-shifted measuring signal and determining the phase transition if a property of the difference signal meets a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Applicant: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepastnatuurwetens chappelijk Onderzoek TNO
    Inventor: Huib Blokland