Patents by Inventor Phillip Mulhall

Phillip Mulhall 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).

  • System for monitoring a drying process
    Publication number: 20060208191
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring a parameter of a solvent during a drying process is described. The apparatus includes a light source providing at least one light beam and a detection system receiving a signal corresponding to the at least one light beam transmitted through a vapor of the solvent flowing through a diagnostic region. A processor can determine from the signal at least one solvent parameter associated with the vapor of the solvent, and the processor can determine from the at least one solvent parameter the instantaneous mass flux of the vapor of the solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: William Kessler, Steven Davis, Phillip Mulhall, Michael Finson
  • Method for continuously monitoring chemical species and temperature in hot process gases
    Publication number: 20020031737
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are presented using tunable diode lasers for monitoring and/or controlling a high temperature process using an oxidizer containing O2 and organic fuel. Real-time monitoring of key species such as O2, CO, and H2O allow determination of the global or local stoichiometry, gas temperature, particulate concentration, and air entrainment levels into the process. Coupling the measured information with a control system provides a means for optimizing and controlling the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: American Air Liquide, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Von Drasek, Olivier Charon, David M. Sonnenfroh, Phillip A. Mulhall, Mark G. Allen, Eric Wetjen