Patents by Inventor Timothy J. MacMahon

Timothy J. MacMahon 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: 5416322
    Abstract: An interface linking a mass spectrometer (MS) to a thermogravitational analyzer (TGA) for adjusting the concentration of volatiles entering the MS. The interface is preferably a capillary column provided with a dilution chamber having a inlet for gas insertion, with one end of the chamber connected to the TGA and the other to the capillary column having its other end directly attached to the MS. In a second embodiment, the interface bypasses the dilution chamber, and is made of a glass tubing protected by a stainless steel tubing, in turn surrounded by a temperature programmable sheath heater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark S. Chace, Timothy J. MacMahon