Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Schwarz

Thomas P. Schwarz 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).

  • Apparatus and method for determining analyte content in a fluid
    Patent number: 8613214
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to determine analytes in a fluid. One aspect of the present invention is for the determination of the oil content of water using UV, near-IR, IR or Raman spectroscopy or radiometry. In certain embodiments, a solid membrane material absorbs analytes from fluid brought into contact with it. The membrane is subsequently placed in a FTIR spectrometer, which spectrometer is enabled to determine the concentration of analytes in fluid by calibration. Certain embodiments can determine the type of hydrocarbon present, and thus can differentiate Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) from Total Oil and Grease (TOG), without any separate sample preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Orono Spectral Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler P. Martin, Luke Doucette, Dean J. Smith, Thomas P. Schwarz
  • Apparatus and method for determining analyte content in a fluid
    Patent number: 8393198
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to determine analytes in a fluid. One aspect of the present invention is for the determination of the oil content of water using UV, near-IR, IR or Raman spectroscopy or radiometry. In certain embodiments, a solid membrane material absorbs analytes from fluid brought into contact with it. The membrane is subsequently placed in a FTIR spectrometer, which spectrometer is enabled to determine the concentration of analytes in fluid by calibration. Certain embodiments can determine the type of hydrocarbon present, and thus can differentiate Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) from Total Oil and Grease (TOG), without any separate sample preparation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: OronoSpectral Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler P. Martin, Luke Doucette, Dean J. Smith, Thomas P. Schwarz
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ANALYTE CONTENT IN A FLUID
    Publication number: 20110162441
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to determine analytes in a fluid. One aspect of the present invention is for the determination of the oil content of water using UV, near-IR, IR or Raman spectroscopy or radiometry. In certain embodiments, a solid membrane material absorbs analytes from fluid brought into contact with it. The membrane is subsequently placed in a FTIR spectrometer, which spectrometer is enabled to determine the concentration of analytes in fluid by calibration. Certain embodiments can determine the type of hydrocarbon present, and thus can differentiate Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) from Total Oil and Grease (TOG), without any separate sample preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: ORONO SPECTRAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Tyler P. Martin, Luke Doucette, Dean J. Smith, Thomas P. Schwarz
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ANALYTE CONTENT IN A FLUID
    Publication number: 20090173145
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to determine analytes in a fluid. One aspect of the present invention is for the determination of the oil content of water using UV, near-IR, IR or Raman spectroscopy or radiometry. In certain embodiments, a solid membrane material absorbs analytes from fluid brought into contact with it. The membrane is subsequently placed in a FTIR spectrometer, which spectrometer is enabled to determine the concentration of analytes in fluid by calibration. Certain embodiments can determine the type of hydrocarbon present, and thus can differentiate Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH) from Total Oil and Grease (TOG), without any separate sample preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: Orono Spectral Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler P. Martin, Luke Doucette, Dean J. Smith, Thomas P. Schwarz