Patents by Inventor Jerry H. Atencio

Jerry H. Atencio 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 bubble chamber spectroscopy
    Patent number: 5991019
    Abstract: A bubble chamber spectrometer provides a new method for the sensitive detection of an analyte in a solvent. A bubble chamber receives a solution containing an analyte to be detected. A laser is adapted to direct an output laser beam through the bubble chamber, where the laser is selected to be absorbed by the analyte and to be transmitted by the solvent. A video camera is adapted to display passage of said laser beam through said bubble chamber so that bubbles in the solvent arising from energy deposition in the analyte can be counted to characterize the analyte both quantitatively and qualitatively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert K. Sander, Jerry H. Atencio, Edward I. McCreary, Xin Luo