Patents by Inventor Jack Patrick Ferrell

Jack Patrick Ferrell 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).

  • Use of forward sensing probe for pretuning of probe
    Patent number: 11346905
    Abstract: Systems and methods for pre-tuning a main Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR) probe using a forward sensing probe include a determination of an amount of resonance detuning of the forward sensing probe caused by a moving object entering a field of view of the forward sensing probe. The amount of resonance detuning is used to pre-tune the main probe such that when the moving object enters a field of view of the main probe, the main probe will move back into tune while delivering optimal power to the object for measurement and identification of a material therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Jack Patrick Ferrell, Firat Kara, David G. Penn
  • USE OF FORWARD SENSING PROBE FOR PRETUNING OF PROBE
    Publication number: 20210173022
    Abstract: Systems and methods for pre-tuning a main Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance (NQR) probe using a forward sensing probe include a determination of an amount of resonance detuning of the forward sensing probe caused by a moving object entering a field of view of the forward sensing probe. The amount of resonance detuning is used to pre-tune the main probe such that when the moving object enters a field of view of the main probe, the main probe will move back into tune while delivering optimal power to the object for measurement and identification of a material therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Jack Patrick Ferrell, Firat Kara, David G. Penn