Patents by Inventor Maria Nicole Carter

Maria Nicole Carter 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).

  • Separation assembly for handheld metal detectors
    Patent number: 11681067
    Abstract: A separation assembly for use with handheld metal detectors. According to one aspect, the separation assembly is mounted to a handheld metal detector having a blade containing transmission and receiver components of the handheld metal detector. The separation assembly includes at least a first separation member formed of a nonferromagnetic material, and the first separation member is spaced a lateral separation distance from the blade of the handheld metal detector. The separation assembly may be incorporated as a permanent and integrated part of a handheld metal detector, or separately manufactured and installed on a handheld metal detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: James Eric Dietz, Anthony David Hustedt, Michael Patrick Scott, Maria Nicole Carter, Blake Peter Wesling
  • SEPARATION ASSEMBLY FOR HANDHELD METAL DETECTORS
    Publication number: 20220206178
    Abstract: A separation assembly for use with handheld metal detectors. According to one aspect, the separation assembly is mounted to a handheld metal detector having a blade containing transmission and receiver components of the handheld metal detector. The separation assembly includes at least a first separation member formed of a nonferromagnetic material, and the first separation member is spaced a lateral separation distance from the blade of the handheld metal detector. The separation assembly may be incorporated as a permanent and integrated part of a handheld metal detector, or separately manufactured and installed on a handheld metal detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: James Eric Dietz, Anthony David Hustedt, Michael Patrick Scott, Maria Nicole Carter, Blake Peter Wesling