Patents by Inventor Kirk William Madison

Kirk William Madison 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 device for accurately measuring the incident flux of ambient particles in a high or ultra-high vacuum environment
    Patent number: 8803072
    Abstract: An apparatus and method that can measure flux density in-situ under high vacuum conditions includes a means for confining a collection of identical, elemental sensor particles to a volume of space by initial cooling by laser or another method, then confinement in a sensor volume using externally applied magnetic and/or optical fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: British Columbia Institute of Technology
    Inventors: James Lawrence Booth, David Erik Fagnan, Bruce George Klappauf, Kirk William Madison, Jicheng Wang
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCURATELY MEASURING THE INCIDENT FLUX OF AMBIENT PARTICLES IN A HIGH OR ULTRA-HIGH VACUUM ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20110290991
    Abstract: An apparatus and method that can measure flux density in-situ under high vacuum conditions includes a means for confining a collection of identical, elemental sensor particles to a volume of space by initial cooling by laser or another method, then confinement in a sensor volume using externally applied magnetic and/or optical fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: James Lawrence Booth, David Erik Fagnan, Bruce George Klappauf, Kirk William Madison, Jicheng Wang