Patents by Inventor Richard Edward Leggett
Richard Edward Leggett 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).
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Patent number: 11549879Abstract: One embodiment provides a system, including: at least two water analyzers, wherein at least one of the at least two water analyzers is positioned upstream of a purification apparatus and wherein at least another of the at least two water analyzers is positioned downstream of the purification apparatus; at least one processor; and a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to: receive water analysis data from the at least two water analyzers, wherein the water analysis data comprises information related to membrane integrity; identify an algorithm for calculating membrane integrity based upon received data corresponding to system attributes; and calculate, using the identified algorithm, the membrane integrity based upon the received water analysis data. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: HACH COMPANYInventors: Cary Burton Jackson, Richard Edward Leggett
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Publication number: 20210172861Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for cleaning a sample cell of a turbidimeter, including: introducing an apparatus comprising a cleaning component into the sample cell, wherein upon introduction of the apparatus into the sample cell a secondary flow path out of the sample cell is opened; engaging a functionality of the apparatus to clean the sample cell; and removing a plurality of particles from the sample cell via the secondary flow path. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Inventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Sebastiaan Cornelis Petrus de Heij, Vadim B. Malkov
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Patent number: 10823672Abstract: Various turbidimeters are described that can detect light directly in a substantially circular, e.g., encompassing, manner such that an increased amount of scattered light from a sample vial may be detected by a light detector, e.g., a photodiode or photodiode array. In an embodiment, a substantially circular photodiode array is provided to directly detect scattered light in an arc about the sample vial. In other embodiments, light guides are provided in an arc element that guides light to a detector or detectors. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: HACH COMPANYInventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Wayne Boris Perdue, Andreas Mitreiter
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Publication number: 20200158618Abstract: One embodiment provides a system, including: at least two water analyzers, wherein at least one of the at least two water analyzers is positioned upstream of a purification apparatus and wherein at least another of the at least two water analyzers is positioned downstream of the purification apparatus; at least one processor; and a memory device that stores instructions executable by the processor to: receive water analysis data from the at least two water analyzers, wherein the water analysis data comprises information related to membrane integrity; identify an algorithm for calculating membrane integrity based upon received data corresponding to system attributes; and calculate, using the identified algorithm, the membrane integrity based upon the received water analysis data. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Cary Burton Jackson, Richard Edward Leggett
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Publication number: 20200088633Abstract: Various turbidimeters are described that can detect light directly in a substantially circular, e.g., encompassing, manner such that an increased amount of scattered light from a sample vial may be detected by a light detector, e.g., a photodiode or photodiode array. In an embodiment, a substantially circular photodiode array is provided to directly detect scattered light in an arc about the sample vial. In other embodiments, light guides are provided in an arc element that guides light to a detector or detectors. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Wayne Boris Perdue, Andreas Mitreiter
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Patent number: 10520433Abstract: Various turbidimeters are described that can detect light directly in a substantially circular, e.g., encompassing, manner such that an increased amount of scattered light from a sample vial may be detected by a light detector, e.g., a photodiode or photodiode array. In an embodiment, a substantially circular photodiode array is provided to directly detect scattered light in an arc about the sample vial. In other embodiments, light guides are provided in an arc element that guides light to a detector or detectors. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: HACH COMPANYInventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Wayne Boris Perdue, Andreas Mitreiter
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Publication number: 20190219502Abstract: Various turbidimeters are described that can detect light directly in a substantially circular, e.g., encompassing, manner such that an increased amount of scattered light from a sample vial may be detected by a light detector, e.g., a photodiode or photodiode array. In an embodiment, a substantially circular photodiode array is provided to directly detect scattered light in an arc about the sample vial. In other embodiments, light guides are provided in an arc element that guides light to a detector or detectors. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Wayne Boris Perdue, Andreas Mitreiter
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Patent number: 10281393Abstract: Various turbidimeters are described that can detect light directly in a substantially circular, e.g., encompassing, manner such that an increased amount of scattered light from a sample vial may be detected by a light detector, e.g., a photodiode or photodiode array. In an embodiment, a substantially circular photodiode array is provided to directly detect scattered light in an arc about the sample vial. In other embodiments, light guides are provided in an arc element that guides light to a detector or detectors. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: HACH COMPANYInventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Wayne Boris Perdue, Andreas Mitreiter
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Publication number: 20170276603Abstract: Various turbidimeters are described that can detect light directly in a substantially circular, e.g., encompassing, manner such that an increased amount of scattered light from a sample vial may be detected by a light detector, e.g., a photodiode or photodiode array. In an embodiment, a substantially circular photodiode array is provided to directly detect scattered light in an arc about the sample vial. In other embodiments, light guides are provided in an arc element that guides light to a detector or detectors. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Wayne Boris Perdue, Andreas Mitreiter
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Publication number: 20120180554Abstract: A total organic carbon (TOC) fluid sensor (100) is provided according to an embodiment of the invention. The TOC fluid sensor (100) includes a first oxidization cell (101A), a second oxidization cell (101B), a gas permeable membrane (106) configured to allow carbon dioxide to equilibriate between the first oxidization cell (101A) and the second oxidization cell (101B), a first conductivity sensor (136A), and a second conductivity sensor (136B). The TOC fluid sensor (100) oxidizes a fluid portion in the first oxidization cell (101A) to create carbon dioxide, equilibriates the carbon dioxide between the first oxidization cell (101A) and the second oxidization cell (101B), obtains a second cell conductivity information, and determines a TOC quantity in the fluid under test from the second cell conductivity information when the first cell oxidization is substantially complete.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2010Publication date: July 19, 2012Applicant: HACH COMPANYInventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Vishnu Vardhanan Rajasekharan, Matthew Grant Collier