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).

  • Patent number: 11549879
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: HACH COMPANY
    Inventors: Cary Burton Jackson, Richard Edward Leggett
  • Publication number: 20210172861
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Sebastiaan Cornelis Petrus de Heij, Vadim B. Malkov
  • Patent number: 10823672
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: HACH COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Wayne Boris Perdue, Andreas Mitreiter
  • Publication number: 20200158618
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Cary Burton Jackson, Richard Edward Leggett
  • Publication number: 20200088633
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Wayne Boris Perdue, Andreas Mitreiter
  • Patent number: 10520433
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: HACH COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Wayne Boris Perdue, Andreas Mitreiter
  • Publication number: 20190219502
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Wayne Boris Perdue, Andreas Mitreiter
  • Patent number: 10281393
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: HACH COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Wayne Boris Perdue, Andreas Mitreiter
  • Publication number: 20170276603
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Wayne Boris Perdue, Andreas Mitreiter
  • Publication number: 20120180554
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: HACH COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Edward Leggett, Vishnu Vardhanan Rajasekharan, Matthew Grant Collier