Patents by Inventor Trevor David Thomson

Trevor David Thomson 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).

  • Apparatus for presenting a sample of material for analysis
    Patent number: 7092083
    Abstract: An apparatus for presenting a sample of material for analysis by a laser-based analyzer comprises a chamber, a first window for admitting laser radiation to the chamber, sample presentation means for presenting a sample such that said laser radiation can impinge upon the sample, and a plurality of second windows (76,78,80,82) for receiving radiation emitted from the sample, said plurality of second windows (76,78, 80,82) adapted to pass radiation emitted from the sample to a plurality of detector means. The apparatus further includes a gas inlet (98) and a gas outlet (100) to enable the atmosphere inside the chamber (52) to be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: XRF Scientific Limited
    Inventors: Bruce Leonard Chadwick, Douglas George Body, Trevor David Thomson