Patents by Inventor T. Boyd Tolton

T. Boyd Tolton 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).

  • REMOTE SENSING OF NATURAL GAS LEAKS
    Publication number: 20200225111
    Abstract: A method of detecting natural gas releases that includes the step of traversing a target area with a gas-filter correlation radiometer having a field of view oriented towards the target area. The gas-filter correlation radiometer receives reflected radiation in a passband from the target area and produces gas-filter correlation radiometer signals from the received reflected radiation. A surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area is determined. The presence of methane in the target area is then determined based upon the received reflected radiation and the surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: New Era Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: T. Boyd Tolton
  • Remote sensing of natural gas leaks
    Patent number: 10578514
    Abstract: A method of detecting natural gas releases that includes the step of traversing a target area with a gas-filter correlation radiometer having a field of view oriented towards the target area. The gas-filter correlation radiometer receives reflected radiation in a passband from the target area and produces gas-filter correlation radiometer signals from the received reflected radiation. A surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area is determined. The presence of methane in the target area is then determined based upon the received reflected radiation and the surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: New Era Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: T. Boyd Tolton
  • REMOTE SENSING OF NATURAL GAS LEAKS
    Publication number: 20170370797
    Abstract: A method of detecting natural gas releases that includes the step of traversing a target area with a gas-filter correlation radiometer having a field of view oriented towards the target area. The gas-filter correlation radiometer receives reflected radiation in a passband from the target area and produces gas-filter correlation radiometer signals from the received reflected radiation. A surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area is determined. The presence of methane in the target area is then determined based upon the received reflected radiation and the surface reflectivity spectral profile of the target area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Synodon Inc.
    Inventor: T. Boyd Tolton