Patents by Inventor Meghan Elizabeth Charochak

Meghan Elizabeth Charochak 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).

  • Foul-resistant coating of windows for optical particle sensing
    Patent number: 10921235
    Abstract: A system for in-situ monitoring of particles in a process fluid includes a flow channel having a window for flowing the process fluid therethrough. The window includes an inner surface having a coating thereon that reduces a buildup rate of the particles on the inner surface. A light source is for directing a polarized beam along a first beam path through the window into the process fluid such that an output beam emerges from the process fluid along a second beam path. A polarizing filter positioned in the second beam path is for filtering the output beam. A photodetector is for detecting the output beam after passing the polarizing filter that generates signals that represent images of the particles in the process fluid. A controller coupled to the photodetector is for analyzing the signals to determine at least one parameter related to the particles in the process fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Tobias Nebel, Markku Kellomaki, Brendon Lyons, Meghan Elizabeth Charochak
  • FOUL-RESISTANT COATING OF WINDOWS FOR OPTICAL PARTICLE SENSING
    Publication number: 20200088624
    Abstract: A system for in-situ monitoring of particles in a process fluid includes a flow channel having a window for flowing the process fluid therethrough. The window includes an inner surface having a coating thereon that reduces a buildup rate of the particles on the inner surface. A light source is for directing a polarized beam along a first beam path through the window into the process fluid such that an output beam emerges from the process fluid along a second beam path. A polarizing filter positioned in the second beam path is for filtering the output beam. A photodetector is for detecting the output beam after passing the polarizing filter that generates signals that represent images of the particles in the process fluid. A controller coupled to the photodetector is for analyzing the signals to determine at least one parameter related to the particles in the process fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Tobias Nebel, Markku Kellomãki, Brendon Lyons, Meghan Elizabeth Charochak