Patents by Inventor Stephen Thomas Walls

Stephen Thomas Walls 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).

  • Multiwavelength thermometer
    Patent number: 8790006
    Abstract: A thermal measurement system that includes a light collection device and a detection system in communication with the device. The detection system includes two detection subsystems, wherein one subsystem is configured to detect light from a surface of an object, while the other subsystem is configured to detect light from the surface and a gas. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Hejie Li, Samhita Dasgupta, Edward Randall Furlong, Nirm Velumylum Nirmalan, Anquan Wang, Guanghua Wang, Stephen Thomas Walls, Lesley Ellen Brown
  • MULTIWAVELENGTH THERMOMETER
    Publication number: 20110128989
    Abstract: A thermal measurement system that includes a light collection device and a detection system in communication with the device. The detection system includes two detection subsystems, wherein one subsystem is configured to detect light from a surface of an object, while the other subsystem is configured to detect light from the surface and a gas. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Hejie Li, Roderick Gordon Brown, Samhita Dasgupta, Edward Randall Furlong, Nirm Velumylum Nirmalan, Anquan Wang, Guanghua Wang, Stephen Thomas Walls, Lesley Ellen Brown