Patents by Inventor William Austhof

William Austhof 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: 8321179
    Abstract: A three dimensional radiation measurement scanning system includes a circular drive operable with horizontal and vertical drives for moving a radiation detector through first, second and third orthogonal axes in a three dimensional scanning of the detector in a water tank. Motor are coupled to the drives and activated by a controller for providing the movement of the radiation detector which providing radiation field sensing signals for locations of the detector throughout the tank. A reference detector is fixed for comparing its radiation field measurements with those of the scanned radiation detector. An offset mount carries the radiation detector allowing it to be extended beyond the circular ring gear during horizontal movement of the radiation detector and thus position the radiation detector at wall surfaces of the water tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Sun Nuclear Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Simon, Mark Rose, Ronald J. Watts, Seth Brechbill, William Austhof, Thomas Allan Simon, Jakub Kozelka
  • Patent number: 8158083
    Abstract: A system for dispensing microdrops of reagent in small, precisely metered quantities maintains the fluid reagent to be dispensed in a reservoir under a controlled pressure. The reagent is dispensed through multiple nozzles connected to solenoid-actuated valves that control the flow of the reagent from the reservoir to the nozzles. Each valve is connected to one of the nozzles and electrical pulses are supplied separately to each of the valves to separately control the opening and closing of each valve to dispense predetermined quantities of the reagent through each nozzle at predetermined times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Krug, William Austhof, Dennis Makowski, Daniel L. Bantz, Marek Turewica
  • Publication number: 20110022360
    Abstract: A three dimensional radiation measurement scanning system includes a circular drive operable with horizontal and vertical drives for moving a radiation detector through first, second and third orthogonal axes in a three dimensional scanning of the detector in a water tank. Motor are coupled to the drives and activated by a controller for providing the movement of the radiation detector which providing radiation field sensing signals for locations of the detector throughout the tank. A reference detector is fixed for comparing its radiation field measurements with those of the scanned radiation detector. An offset mount carries the radiation detector allowing it to be extended beyond the circular ring gear during horizontal movement of the radiation detector and thus position the radiation detector at wall surfaces of the water tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: SUN NUCLEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: William E. Simon, Mark Rose, Ronald J. Watts, Seth Brechbill, William Austhof, Thomas Allan Simon, Jakub Kozelka
  • Publication number: 20090010810
    Abstract: A system for dispensing microdrops of reagent in small, precisely metered quantities maintains the fluid reagent to be dispensed in a reservoir under a controlled pressure. The reagent is dispensed through multiple nozzles connected to solenoid-actuated valves that control the flow of the reagent from the reservoir to the nozzles. Each valve is connected to one of the nozzles and electrical pulses are supplied separately to each of the valves to separately control the opening and closing of each valve to dispense predetermined quantities of the reagent through each nozzle at predetermined times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: PERKINELMER LAS INC.
    Inventors: Robert E. Krug, William Austhof, Dennis Makowski, Daniel L. Bantz, Marek Turewicz
  • Patent number: 7410615
    Abstract: A system for dispensing microdrops of reagent in small, precisely metered quantities maintains the fluid reagent to be dispensed in a reservoir under a controlled pressure. The reagent is dispensed through multiple nozzles connected to solenoid-actuated valves that control the flow of the reagent from the reservoir to the nozzles. Each valve is connected to one of the nozzles and electrical pulses are supplied separately to each of the valves to separately control the opening and closing of each valve to dispense predetermined quantities of the reagent through each nozzle at predetermined times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: PERKINELMER LAS, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Krug, William Austhof, Dennis Makowski, Daniel L. Bantz, Marek Turewicz
  • Publication number: 20040014238
    Abstract: A system for dispensing microdrops of reagent in small, precisely metered quantities maintains the fluid reagent to be dispensed in a reservoir under a controlled pressure. The reagent is dispensed through multiple nozzles connected to solenoid-actuated valves that control the flow of the reagent from the reservoir to the nozzles. Each valve is connected to one of the nozzles and electrical pulses are supplied separately to each of the valves to separately control the opening and closing of each valve to dispense predetermined quantities of the reagent through each nozzle at predetermined times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Robert E. Krug, William Austhof, Dennis Makowski, Daniel L. Bantz, Marek Turewicz