Patents by Inventor Jonathan A. Byrne

Jonathan A. Byrne 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).

  • (Chemical agent) point detection system (IPDS) employing dual ion mobility spectrometers
    Patent number: 6627878
    Abstract: A system for sampling the ambient air of a selected environment for the presence of unwanted chemical vapors, such as nerve or blister gases includes an external air sampling unit and a detector unit having first and second ion mobility spectrometers which simultaneously detect and monitor for the presence of the chemical agent vapors so as to provide an accurate and quick determination of the unwanted chemical vapor within the selected environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Kevin J. Machlinski, Michael A. Pompeii, Gregory P. Johnson, Robert A. Fitzgerald, Jonathan A. Byrne
  • Shipboard automatic liquid (chemical) agent detector
    Patent number: 6372184
    Abstract: A system for detecting chemical warfare agents is disclosed. The system uses a detector paper that stains upon contact with liquid chemical agent droplets and spectrophotometry technology, in cooperation with a spectral filter wheel, and a processor, to analyze the stain and determine if the stain is created by a chemical warfare agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Diane M. LaMoy, Michael A. Pompeii, Gregory P. Johnson, Jonathan A. Byrne, H. Stuart Brooks, Marc R. Carlson, Michael T. Duckett