Patents by Inventor Lara D. Leininger

Lara D. Leininger 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).

  • Enhanced colorimetric apparatus and method for explosives detection using ionic liquids
    Patent number: 11162904
    Abstract: An inspection tester for testing a surface for suspected explosive substances includes a body unit, a breakable ampoule carried by the body unit, and an ionic explosive detecting reagent in the breakable ampoule wherein the body unit and the breakable ampoule are positioned to deliver the ionic explosive detecting reagent to the surface for testing the surface for the suspected explosive substances. The ionic explosive detecting reagent is a salt in a liquid state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: John G. Reynolds, Lara D. Leininger, Thomas W. Myers
  • ENHANCED COLORIMETRIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXPLOSIVES DETECTION USING IONIC LIQUIDS
    Publication number: 20210010941
    Abstract: An inspection tester for testing a surface for suspected explosive substances includes a body unit, a breakable ampoule carried by the body unit, and an ionic explosive detecting reagent in the breakable ampoule wherein the body unit and the breakable ampoule are positioned to deliver the ionic explosive detecting reagent to the surface for testing the surface for the suspected explosive substances. The ionic explosive detecting reagent is a salt in a liquid state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: John G. Reynolds, Lara D. Leininger, Thomas W. Myers