Patents by Inventor Michael A. Eagan

Michael A. Eagan 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).

  • Method and system for field calibrating an ion mobility spectrometer or other trace vapor detection instrument
    Patent number: 7751999
    Abstract: The present invention can be generally described as a vapor detection instrument testing system and testing process. This testing system integrates a computing system loaded with testing software, and a test-substance generating device. The present device is portable and provides a user with the ability to perform vapor detection instrument testing at the field side of the vapor detection instrument. The portability of the vapor detection instrument testing system results in more frequent instrument testing and less detection instrument down time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Robert F. McAtee, Michael A. Eagan, Eric Wallis, Norman Popkie, Jr., Matthew Todd Griffin