Patents by Inventor Tiffany M. Conerly

Tiffany M. Conerly 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).

  • System with card component and chemical detection unit for detection of trace chemicals
    Patent number: 9482621
    Abstract: A method of rapidly detecting trace materials including biohazards, toxins, radioactive materials, and narcotics in situ is disclosed. A corresponding apparatus is disclosed. A trace of the material is collected on a pad of the card component, collected by swiping the pad on suspected surface or exposure to the suspected air volume. A novel card component is disclosed that when inserted in a chemical detection unit (CDU), releases reaction chemicals from flexible walled capsules in desired sequence. The exposed pad containing trace material and chemicals are heated in the chemical detection unit to produce a spectral pattern that is analyzed by the optical electronics in the CDU and results are displayed, stored and/or transmitted over a communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: DETECTACHEM, LLC
    Inventors: Vaughan L. Clift, Kristin L. Harriman, Richard L. Pettys, David M. Headley, Tiffany M. Conerly
  • Method for detection of chemicals on a surface
    Patent number: 8980641
    Abstract: A method of rapidly detecting trace materials including biohazards, toxins, radioactive materials, and narcotics in situ is disclosed. A corresponding apparatus is disclosed. A trace of the material is collected on a pad of the card component, collected by swiping the pad on suspected surface or exposure to the suspected air volume. A novel card component is disclosed that when inserted in a chemical detection unit (CDU), releases reaction chemicals from flexible walled capsules in desired sequence. The exposed pad containing trace material and chemicals are heated in the chemical detection unit to produce a spectral pattern that is analyzed by the optical electronics in the CDU and results are displayed, stored and/or transmitted over a communications network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Detectachem, LLC
    Inventors: Vaughan L. Clift, Kristin L. Harriman, Richard L. Pettys, David M. Headley, Tiffany M. Conerly
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF TRACE CHEMICALS
    Publication number: 20140314625
    Abstract: A method of rapidly detecting trace materials including biohazards, toxins, radioactive materials, and narcotics in situ is disclosed. A corresponding apparatus is disclosed. A trace of the material is collected on a pad of the card component, collected by swiping the pad on suspected surface or exposure to the suspected air volume. A novel card component is disclosed that when inserted in a chemical detection unit (CDU), releases reaction chemicals from flexible walled capsules in desired sequence. The exposed pad containing trace material and chemicals are heated in the chemical detection unit to produce a spectral pattern that is analyzed by the optical electronics in the CDU and results are displayed, stored and/or transmitted over a communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Vaughan L. Clift, Kristin L. Harriman, Richard L. Pettys, Davis M. Headley, Tiffany M. Conerly
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF TRACE CHEMICALS
    Publication number: 20090325300
    Abstract: A method of rapidly detecting trace materials including biohazards, toxins, radioactive materials, and narcotics in situ is disclosed. A corresponding apparatus is disclosed. A trace of the material is collected on a pad of the card component, collected by swiping the pad on suspected surface or exposure to the suspected air volume. A novel card component is disclosed that when inserted in a chemical detection unit (CDU), releases reaction chemicals from flexible walled capsules in desired sequence. The exposed pad containing trace material and chemicals are heated in the chemical detection unit to produce a spectral pattern that is analyzed by the optical electronics in the CDU and results are displayed, stored and/or transmitted over a communications network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Vaughan L. Clift, Kristin L. Harriman, Richard L. Pettys, David M. Headley, Tiffany M. Conerly