Patents by Inventor Matthias Wilhelm Dieckmann

Matthias Wilhelm Dieckmann 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).

  • Patent number: 6459093
    Abstract: A dynamic light scattering apparatus comprises at least two lasers (11) of different wavelengths which illuminate the same volume (SV) of a fluid containing scattering or fluorescent centres. The scattered or fluoresced radiation is detected at each discrete wavelength and properties, such as the concentration of different particle sizes, of the volume (SV) are derived. The detection at multiple wavelengths allows the effects of multiple scattering to be overcome. Multiple volumes (SV) may be illuminated and detected simultaneously so as to measure the spatial variation of particle size concentration. The rotational diffusion constants of the particles may be measured from the depolarized component of scattered light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: European Space Agency
    Inventor: Matthias Wilhelm Dieckmann