Patents by Inventor Stephen L. Coy

Stephen L. Coy 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).

  • Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy detection with ion separation pre-filter
    Patent number: 8129676
    Abstract: Detecting and identifying ions using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and an ion separation pre-filter, such as an ion spectrometer, are provided. The combination of an ion separator as a pre-filter for SERS provides a highly sensitive detector with very low false alarm rates. Target ions from an ionized sample are identified and separated by the ion separator. The target ions are steered and deposited onto a SERS substrate for Raman spectroscopic analysis with an optical probe. The Raman spectrum is compared with reference spectra and the composition of the sample is identified. The ion current from the target ions can also be measured, preferably concurrently with the Raman spectrum measurement. Types of ion separators include a differential ion mobility spectrometer, an ion mobility spectrometer, or a mass spectrometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignees: SRI International, DH Technologies Development Pte. Ltd., Renishaw Diagnostics Limited
    Inventors: Michael Vestel, Caterina Netti, Erkinjon Nazarov, Gareth S. Dobson, Stephen L. Coy, Richard Copeland, Michael Coggiola, Lawrence Dubois, Alexander Hallock, Joseph R. Stetter
  • SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY DETECTION WITH ION SEPARATION PRE-FILTER
    Publication number: 20110266429
    Abstract: Detecting and identifying ions using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and an ion separation pre-filter, such as an ion spectrometer, are provided. The combination of an ion separator as a pre-filter for SERS provides a highly sensitive detector with very low false alarm rates. Target ions from an ionized sample are identified and separated by the ion separator. The target ions are steered and deposited onto a SERS substrate for Raman spectroscopic analysis with an optical probe. The Raman spectrum is compared with reference spectra and the composition of the sample is identified. The ion current from the target ions can also be measured, preferably concurrently with the Raman spectrum measurement. Types of ion separators include a differential ion mobility spectrometer, an ion mobility spectrometer, or a mass spectrometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Michael Vestel, Caterina Netti, Erkinjon Nazarov, Gareth S. Dobson, Stephen L. Coy, Richard Copeland, Michael Coggiola, Lawrence Dubois, Alexander Hallock, Joseph R. Stetter