Patents by Inventor Thomas James Thurston

Thomas James Thurston 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).

  • SPECTROSCOPIC APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING COMPONENTS PRESENT IN A SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20160252459
    Abstract: This invention concerns a spectroscopic method, apparatus for determining whether a component is present in a sample. In one aspect, the method includes resolving a model of the spectral data separately for candidates from a set of predetermined component reference spectra, and determining whether a component is present in the sample based upon a figure of merit quantifying an effect of including the candidate reference spectrum corresponding to that component in the model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Ian M. BELL, Thomas James THURSTON, Brian J. E. SMITH, Jacob FILIK, Alastair RICKETTS, Karen FITCHETT, Julie GREEN, Graeme MCNAY, Andrew WOOLFREY
  • SPECTROSCOPIC APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING COMPONENTS PRESENT IN A SAMPLE
    Publication number: 20140085630
    Abstract: This invention concerns a spectroscopic method, apparatus for determining whether a component is present in a sample. In one aspect, the method includes resolving a model of the spectral data separately for candidates from a set of predetermined component reference spectra, and determining whether a component is present in the sample based upon a figure of merit quantifying an effect of including the candidate reference spectrum corresponding to that component in the model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: RENISHAW PLC
    Inventors: Ian Mac Bell, Thomas James Thurston, Brian John Edward Smith, Jacob Filik