Patents by Inventor Tony MAULAZ

Tony MAULAZ 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: 10067062
    Abstract: A controller (316) and method for establishing safe operation of an atomic emission spectrometer (AES) to analyze a sample (100) arranged on a sample holder (102) of the AES. The controller (316) is configured to receive a measurement of at least one test parameter indicative of the arrangement of the sample (100) on the sample holder (102). The at least one test parameter is then compared to a range of target values for that test parameter to determine if the sample (100) is arranged correctly on the sample holder (102). The test parameters may include an electrical parameter dependant on a current between a first and a second terminal at the sample holder (102), gas pressure in a gas chamber housing an electrode of the AES, or displacement of a portion of the sample holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Ecublens) SARL
    Inventors: Romain Farkas, Tony Maulaz
  • Publication number: 20170322161
    Abstract: A controller (316) and method for establishing safe operation of an atomic emission spectrometer (AES) to analyse a sample (100) arranged on a sample holder (102) of the AES. The controller (316) is configured to receive a measurement of at least one test parameter indicative of the arrangement of the sample (100) on the sample holder (102). The at least one test parameter is then compared to a range of target values for that test parameter to determine if the sample (100) is arranged correctly on the sample holder (102). The test parameters may include an electrical parameter dependant on a current between a first and a second terminal at the sample holder (102), gas pressure in a gas chamber housing an electrode of the AES, or displacement of a portion of the sample holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Romain FARKAS, Tony MAULAZ