Patents by Inventor Ian Kevin Taylor-Hayward

Ian Kevin Taylor-Hayward 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 spectroscopic analysis
    Patent number: 7986406
    Abstract: Apparatus for obtaining the gas-phase electromagnetic radiation spectrum of a liquid sample, including an analysis chamber having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet and analysis chamber are such that, in use, liquid sample is drawn into the inlet through capillary action and vaporized therein. The vaporized liquid sample is maintained in the gas-phase within the inlet and the analysis chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: BP Chemicals Limited
    Inventors: Ian Kevin Taylor-Hayward, Alasdiar Iain Thomson
  • Method and Apparatus for Spectroscopic Analysis
    Publication number: 20090153854
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for obtaining the gas-phase electromagnetic radiation spectrum of a liquid sample, which apparatus comprises an analysis chamber having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet and analysis chamber are adapted such that, in use, liquid sample is drawn into the inlet through capillary action and vapourised therein, the vapourised liquid sample remaining in the gas phase within the inlet and the analysis chamber The apparatus may be attached to a process conduit or vessel containing a source of the liquid for analysis, making it suitable for collecting on-line spectra.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Ian Kevin Taylor-Hayward, Alasdiar Iain Thomson