Patents by Inventor Valerie Anne Scott

Valerie Anne Scott 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).

  • Method for triggering NMR measurement in a NMR check weighing system
    Patent number: 7084627
    Abstract: Magnetic resonance methods are provided for determining the mass of samples in vials (1) in a production line, each sample having a net magnetisation capability, including the steps of applying a first magnetic field in a first direction in an interrogation zone (25) for creating a net magnetisation within a sample located within the interrogation zone (25), applying an alternating magnetic field in a second direction in the interrogation zone (25) for temporarily changing the net magnetisation of the sample located within the interrogation zone (25), monitoring energy emitted by the sample as the net magnetisation of the sample returns to its original state and generating an output signal whose current amplitude is proportional to the energy emitted, comparing the current amplitude with like data obtained from at least one similar sample of known mass, and determining the mass of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: The BOC Group, Inc.
    Inventors: James M McKendry, Robert Selway, Nicholas John Collier, Valerie Anne Scott, Jozef A. W. M. Corver, Paulus C. J. M. Hendrickx