Patents by Inventor Theodore James RONNINGEN

Theodore James RONNINGEN 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: 11976972
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and devices for use in determining a level of a trait in an agriculture or food product sample. Further disclosed is a portable spectrometer system coupled with chemometric analysis methods to determine a level of a trait in an agriculture or food product sample, the portable spectrometer system comprising: a spectrometer; a sample stage adjacent the spectrometer; a motor coupled to the sample stage; and a system housing enclosing the motor and the spectrometer; wherein rotation of the motor rotates the sample stage, and wherein the motor is controllable in response to spectroscopy requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Luis Rodriguez-Saona, Christopher Ball, Xin Rong Sia, Sanjay Krishna, Theodore James Ronningen
  • Publication number: 20220221338
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and devices for use in determining a level of a trait in an agriculture or food product sample. Further disclosed is a portable spectrometer system coupled with chemometric analysis methods to determine a level of a trait in an agriculture or food product sample, the portable spectrometer system comprising: a spectrometer; a sample stage adjacent the spectrometer; a motor coupled to the sample stage; and a system housing enclosing the motor and the spectrometer; wherein rotation of the motor rotates the sample stage, and wherein the motor is controllable in response to spectroscopy requirements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Luis RODRIGUEZ-SAONA, Christopher BALL, Xin Rong SIA, Sanjay KRISHNA, Theodore James RONNINGEN