Patents by Inventor Kathryn Louise Creek

Kathryn Louise Creek 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).

  • Airborne particulate discriminator
    Patent number: 7573571
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for rapid and accurate detection and discrimination of biological, radiological, and chemical particles in air. A suspect aerosol of the target particulates is treated with a taggant aerosol of ultrafine particulates. Coagulation of the taggant and target particles causes a change in fluorescent properties of the cloud, providing an indication of the presence of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security LLC
    Inventors: Kathryn Louise Creek, Alonso Castro, Perry Clayton Gray
  • AIRBORNE PARTICULATE DISCRIMINATOR
    Publication number: 20090095053
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for rapid and accurate detection and discrimination of biological, radiological, and chemical particles in air. A suspect aerosol of the target particulates is treated with a taggant aerosol of ultrafine particulates. Coagulation of the taggant and target particles causes a change in fluorescent properties of the cloud, providing an indication of the presence of the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY LLC
    Inventors: Kathryn Louise Creek, Alonso Castro, Perry Clayton Gray