Patents by Inventor Mihir I. Desai

Mihir I. Desai 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).

  • Compact dual ion composition instrument
    Patent number: 9613789
    Abstract: A relatively compact dual ion composition instrument and associated methodology for measuring plasma and ion populations in a variety of interplanetary and planetary environments. The unitary device can measure mass and ionic charge state compositions and 3D velocity distributions of 10 eV/q to 40 keV/q plasma and pick-up ions; and (2) mass composition, energy spectra and angular distributions of 30 keV to 10 MeV energetic ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Mihir I. Desai, Keiichi Ogasawara, David J. McComas, Stefano Livi