Patents by Inventor Jacques McKinnon

Jacques McKinnon 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).

  • Two-beam interferometer for fourier transform spectroscopy with double pivot scanning mechanism
    Patent number: 7480055
    Abstract: A two-beam interferometer for Fourier Transform spectroscopy has a double pivot scanning mechanism. The interferometer has two rigid pendulums that are each rotatable to swing around an associated one of distinct axes of rotation. A linkage links the two rigid pendulums to each other and constrains their rotation relative to each other. The interferometer has bearings, which may be flexure bearings, for rotatably mounting the two pendulums to swing around an associated one of the distinct axes of rotation and a first and a second bearing linking the linkage to an associated one of the pendulums. The two rigid pendulums, the linkage and the bearings can be a monolithic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: ABB Bomem Inc.
    Inventors: Henry L. Buijs, Jacques McKinnon
  • Two-beam interferometer for fourier transform spectroscopy with double pivot scanning mechanism
    Publication number: 20080170232
    Abstract: A two-beam interferometer for Fourier Transform spectroscopy has a double pivot scanning mechanism. The interferometer has two rigid pendulums that are each rotatable to swing around an associated one of distinct axes of rotation. A linkage links the two rigid pendulums to each other and constrains their rotation relative to each other. The interferometer has bearings, which may be flexure bearings, for rotatably mounting the two pendulums to swing around an associated one of the distinct axes of rotation and a first and a second bearing linking the linkage to an associated one of the pendulums. The two rigid pendulums, the linkage and the bearings can be a monolithic structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Henry L. Buijs, Jacques McKinnon