Patents by Inventor Tim Wing

Tim Wing 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: 12496010
    Abstract: An exemplary breath analysis system may include a sampling chamber having a molecule collector disposed therein. The molecule detector may be configured such that volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in a breath sample introduced to the sampling chamber adhere to the molecule collector. A heating element may introduce heat within the sampling chamber, causing release of at least a portion of the VOCs adhered to the molecule collector. An analysis device (e.g., a mass spectrometer or terahertz (THz) spectrometer) may identify one or more target VOCs from among at least the portion of the VOCs released from the molecule collector and generate an output representative of the identified one or more target VOCs. The output may include information that quantitates a concentration of the one or more target VOCs with respect to a source of the breath sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignees: University of North Texas, InspectIR Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Guido Fridolin Verbeck, IV, John Redmond, Tim Wing
  • Patent number: 12474323
    Abstract: An exemplary analysis system may include a fractionization device configured to separate a sample into various molecules that may be introduced to a sampling chamber having a molecule collector disposed therein. The molecule detector may be configured such that molecules of interest produced during fractionization adhere to the molecule collector. A heating element may introduce heat within the sampling chamber, causing release of at least a portion of the molecules adhered to the molecule collector. An analysis device (e.g., a mass spectrometer, a terahertz (THz) spectrometer, etc.) may detect the presence of the one or more molecules of interest from among molecules produced during the fractionization and generate an output representative of the identified molecule(s) of interest. The output may include information that quantitates a concentration of the molecule(s) of interest within sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignees: University of North Texas, InspectIR Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Guido Fridolin Verbeck, IV, John Redmond, Tim Wing, Luke Keiser
  • Publication number: 20220268759
    Abstract: An exemplary analysis system may include a fractionization device configured to separate a sample into various molecules that may be introduced to a sampling chamber having a molecule collector disposed therein. The molecule detector may be configured such that molecules of interest produced during fractionization adhere to the molecule collector. A heating element may introduce heat within the sampling chamber, causing release of at least a portion of the molecules adhered to the molecule collector. An analysis device (e.g., a mass spectrometer, a terahertz (THz) spectrometer, etc.) may detect the presence of the one or more molecules of interest from among molecules produced during the fractionization and generate an output representative of the identified molecule(s) of interest. The output may include information that quantitates a concentration of the molecule(s) of interest within sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Guido Fridolin Verbeck, IV, John Redmond, Tim Wing, Luke Keiser
  • Publication number: 20210022673
    Abstract: An exemplary breath analysis system may include a sampling chamber having a molecule collector disposed therein. The molecule detector may be configured such that volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in a breath sample introduced to the sampling chamber adhere to the molecule collector. A heating element may introduce heat within the sampling chamber, causing release of at least a portion of the VOCs adhered to the molecule collector. An analysis device (e.g., a mass spectrometer or tetrahertz (THz) spectrometer) may identify one or more target VOCs from among at least the portion of the VOCs released from the molecule collector and generate an output representative of the identified one or more target VOCs. The output may include information that quantitates a concentration of the one or more target VOCs with respect to a source of the breath sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Guido Fridolin Verbeck, IV, John Redmond, Tim Wing
  • Patent number: 10813585
    Abstract: An exemplary breath analysis system may include a sampling chamber having a molecule collector disposed therein. The molecule detector may be configured such that volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in a breath sample introduced to the sampling chamber adhere to the molecule collector. A heating element may introduce heat within the sampling chamber, causing release of at least a portion of the VOCs adhered to the molecule collector. An analysis device (e.g., a mass spectrometer or tetrahertz (THz) spectrometer) may identify one or more target VOCs from among at least the portion of the VOCs released from the molecule collector and generate an output representative of the identified one or more target VOCs. The output may include information that quantitates a concentration of the one or more target VOCs with respect to a source of the breath sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: The University of North Texas
    Inventors: Guido Fridolin Verbeck, IV, John Redmond, Tim Wing
  • Publication number: 20200178891
    Abstract: An exemplary breath analysis system may include a sampling chamber having a molecule collector disposed therein. The molecule detector may be configured such that volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in a breath sample introduced to the sampling chamber adhere to the molecule collector. A heating element may introduce heat within the sampling chamber, causing release of at least a portion of the VOCs adhered to the molecule collector. An analysis device (e.g., a mass spectrometer or tetrahertz (THz) spectrometer) may identify one or more target VOCs from among at least the portion of the VOCs released from the molecule collector and generate an output representative of the identified one or more target VOCs. The output may include information that quantitates a concentration of the one or more target VOCs with respect to a source of the breath sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Guido Fridolin Verbeck, IV, John Redmond, Tim Wing