Patents by Inventor Mark W. Noakes

Mark W. Noakes 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).

  • Stack sampling apparatus
    Patent number: 8833187
    Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining samples from a structure includes a support member, at least one stabilizing member, and at least one moveable member. The stabilizing member has a first portion coupled to the support member and a second portion configured to engage with the structure to restrict relative movement between the support member and the structure. The stabilizing member is radially expandable from a first configuration where the second portion does not engage with a surface of the structure to a second configuration where the second portion engages with the surface of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Randall F. Lind, Peter D. Lloyd, Lonnie J. Love, Mark W. Noakes, Francois G. Pin, Bradley S. Richardson, John C. Rowe
  • STACK SAMPLING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120210805
    Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining samples from a structure includes a support member, at least one stabilizing member, and at least one moveable member. The stabilizing member has a first portion coupled to the support member and a second portion configured to engage with the structure to restrict relative movement between the support member and the structure. The stabilizing member is radially expandable from a first configuration where the second portion does not engage with a surface of the structure to a second configuration where the second portion engages with the surface of the structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Inventors: Randall F. Lind, Peter D. Lloyd, Lonnie J. Love, Mark W. Noakes, Francois G. Pin, Bradley S. Richardson, John C. Rowe