Patents by Inventor Lea Ann Ellermeier

Lea Ann Ellermeier 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).

  • Publication number: 20230064876
    Abstract: Various implementations, systems and methods are disclosed for continuous, near real-time, hands-off sampling of airborne particulate matter, and qualification and/or quantification of biomolecules in the sample representative for biologic or microbial contamination. The systems and methods may utilize an electrostatic precipitator for sampling the matter; and a measurement assembly configured to illuminate, excite, or breakdown the sampled matter by electromagnetic radiation, and to detect a spectrum, or one or more wavelength bands of the scatter emitted by the sample. In an exemplary implementation, a sputter deposition process is employed to configure the sample for an enhanced plasmon resonance. The measurement data may be transferred via wireless communication means for cloud storage and signal processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ernst-Ulrich Berndt, Lea Ann Ellermeier, Ruedger Rubbert, Justin Bernstein, Jonathan Berndt, Richard William Nesbit