Patents by Inventor Robert M. Grimm

Robert M. Grimm 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 and method for monitoring birefringent particles in a fluid
    Patent number: 9151943
    Abstract: An imaging system with an imaging mechanism which includes polarization analyzers, which may be crossed polarization analyzers, positioned to provide birefringence images of particles in the fluid passing through the flow chamber. Captured images are of high resolution and may be used in comparison to known images of a library of images. The system and related method enhance the accuracy and sensitivity of particle monitoring by utilizing birefringence imaging combined with particle analysis and the detection of each particle's characteristic features, such as crystalline features. The system includes a scatter detector used to trigger backlighting of the flow chamber and capture images of particles therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Fluid Imaging Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christian K. Sieracki, William H. Nelson, Robert M. Grimm, Scott Ellis
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BIREFRINGENT PARTICLES IN A FLUID
    Publication number: 20120127298
    Abstract: An imaging system with an imaging mechanism which includes polarization analyzers, which may be crossed polarization analyzers, positioned to provide birefringence images of particles in the fluid passing through the flow chamber. Captured images are of high resolution and may be used in comparison to known images of a library of images. The system and related method enhance the accuracy and sensitivity of particle monitoring by utilizing birefringence imaging combined with particle analysis and the detection of each particle's characteristic features, such as crystalline features. The system includes a scatter detector used to trigger backlighting of the flow chamber and capture images of particles therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: FLUID IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Christian K. Sieracki, William H. Nelson, Robert M. Grimm, Scott Ellis