Patents by Inventor Karlie Rees

Karlie Rees 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).

  • Patent number: 11674878
    Abstract: A differential emissivity imaging device for measuring evaporable particle properties can include a heated plate, a thermal camera, a memory device, and an output interface. The heated plate can have an upper surface oriented to receive falling evaporable particles. The evaporable particles have a particle emissivity and the upper surface has a plate surface emissivity. The thermal camera can be oriented to produce a thermal image of the upper surface. A memory device can include instructions that cause the imaging device to calculate a mass of the individual evaporable particle via heat conduction using a calculated surface area and an evaporation time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: Tim Garrett, Dhiraj Kumar Singh, Karlie Rees, Eric Pardyjak
  • Publication number: 20210172855
    Abstract: A differential emissivity imaging device for measuring evaporable particle properties can include a heated plate, a thermal camera, a memory device, and an output interface. The heated plate can have an upper surface oriented to receive falling evaporable particles. The evaporable particles have a particle emissivity and the upper surface has a plate surface emissivity. The thermal camera can be oriented to produce a thermal image of the upper surface. A memory device can include instructions that cause the imaging device to calculate a mass of the individual evaporable particle via heat conduction using a calculated surface area and an evaporation time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Tim Garrett, Dhiraj Kumar Singh, Karlie Rees, Eric Pardyjak