Patents by Inventor Thure E. Cerling

Thure E. Cerling 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).

  • Device and system to reconstruct travel history of an individual
    Patent number: 8725428
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining travel history can be based on noninvasive analysis of stable isotope ratios in the body of an individual. A method for reconstructing a travel history for an individual can include collecting a sample of exhaled breath from the individual and analyzing the sample to obtain a breath isotope ratio. The breath isotope ratio can be transformed to a body water isotope ratio and compared to a map model correlating input isotope ratios to geographic locations so as to determine a travel origin for the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: University of Utah Research Foundation
    Inventors: David W. Podlesak, James R. Ehleringer, Thure E. Cerling
  • DEVICE AND SYSTEM TO RECONSTRUCT TRAVEL HISTORY OF AN INDIVIDUAL
    Publication number: 20110125413
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining travel history can be based on noninvasive analysis of stable isotope ratios in the body of an individual. A method for reconstructing a travel history for an individual can include collecting a sample of exhaled breath from the individual and analyzing the sample to obtain a breath isotope ratio. The breath isotope ratio can be transformed to a body water isotope ratio and compared to a map model correlating input isotope ratios to geographic locations so as to determine a travel origin for the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: David W. Podlesak, James R. Ehleringer, Thure E. Cerling