Patents by Inventor Paul Griffin Vahey

Paul Griffin Vahey 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).

  • Non-contact surface chemistry measurement apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8536529
    Abstract: A surface chemistry measuring apparatus includes a processor, an array of tunable infrared laser spectrometers interfacing with the processor and configured for simultaneous measurement of surface chemistry across a surface to be measured using a range of infrared wavelengths and a display interfacing with the processor and adapted to display IR spectra of infrared wavelengths reflected from the surface to be measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Paul Griffin Vahey, Gregory James Werner, Paul H. Shelley
  • Methods and systems for using IR spectroscopy to quantify degradation of wiring insulation
    Patent number: 8319182
    Abstract: A system for the measurement of degradation of electrical wire insulation is described. The system includes an infrared (IR) spectrometer, a fiber optic cable having a first end and a second end, where the first end is configured to interface to the IR spectrometer, and a clamping device for engaging the electrical wire to be tested for insulation degradation. The second end of said fiber optic cable is mounted within the clamping device such that the second end is adjacent the wire insulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven Kenneth Brady, Paul H. Shelley, Paul Griffin Vahey
  • NON-CONTACT SURFACE CHEMISTRY MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120092665
    Abstract: A surface chemistry measuring apparatus includes a processor, an array of tunable infrared laser spectrometers interfacing with the processor and configured for simultaneous measurement of surface chemistry across a surface to be measured using a range of infrared wavelengths and a display interfacing with the processor and adapted to display IR spectra of infrared wavelengths reflected from the surface to be measured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: PAUL GRIFFIN VAHEY, Gregory James Werner, Paul H. Shelley