Patents by Inventor Mary Cecelia Massey MARSHALL

Mary Cecelia Massey MARSHALL 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).

  • Environmental Fluorescent Sensors
    Publication number: 20080233658
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fluorescence marker such as quantum dots and their use as sensors which may rely upon a change in fluorescence output upon exposure to a given environmental condition. The variation in fluorescence output may then be utilized as an indication of exposure to a given environmental condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Mary Cecelia Massey MARSHALL, Jonathan Scott SCHULZE, Ralph Henry HILL
  • System And Method For Cooling A Combustion Gas Charge
    Publication number: 20080092539
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for cooling a combustion gas charge prior. The combustion gas charge may include compressed intake air, exhaust gas, or a mixture thereof. An evaporator is provided that may then receive a relatively high temperature combustion gas charge and discharge at a relatively lower temperature. The evaporator may be configured to operate with refrigeration cycle components and/or to receive a fluid below atmospheric pressure as the phase-change cooling medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventors: Mary Cecelia Massey MARSHALL, Thomas Earl BOBERG