Patents by Inventor Philippe C. Sarrazin

Philippe C. Sarrazin 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).

  • Balanced mechanical resonator for powder handling device
    Patent number: 8302477
    Abstract: A system incorporating a balanced mechanical resonator and a method for vibration of a sample composed of granular material to generate motion of a powder sample inside the sample holder for obtaining improved analysis statistics, without imparting vibration to the sample holder support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Olympus NDT
    Inventors: Philippe C. Sarrazin, Will M. Brunner
  • Balanced mechanical resonator for powder handling device
    Publication number: 20090235747
    Abstract: A system incorporating a balanced mechanical resonator and a method for vibration of a sample composed of granular material to generate motion of a powder sample inside the sample holder for obtaining improved analysis statistics, without imparting vibration to the sample holder support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Philippe C. Sarrazin, Will M. Brunner
  • Powder handling device for analytical instruments
    Patent number: 7113265
    Abstract: Method and system for causing a powder sample in a sample holder to undergo at least one of three motions (vibration, rotation and translation) at a selected motion frequency in order to present several views of an individual grain of the sample. One or more measurements of diffraction, fluorescence, spectroscopic interaction, transmission, absorption and/or reflection can be made on the sample, using light in a selected wavelength region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Philippe C. Sarrazin, David F. Blake