Patents by Inventor Pramod P. Kulkarni

Pramod P. Kulkarni 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAPID ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF AIRBORNE PARTICLES USING ATMOSPHERIC GLOW DISCHARGE OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY
    Publication number: 20200132606
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for performing elemental analysis of airborne aerosols. The systems comprise an aerosol collection device for accumulating aerosol particles in a flow of aerosol particles, a radio frequency power supply for providing a glow discharge current to ablate the aerosol particles accumulated in the aerosol collection device, and an optical emission spectrometer or a mass spectrometer for analyzing elements in the ablated aerosol particles. Several types of aerosol collection devices are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Pramod P. Kulkarni, Lina Zheng