Sean William Race

US Patent:

7417426, Aug 26, 2008

Filed:

Mar 12, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/684788

Inventors:

Sean Race - Colts Neck NJ, US
David Fairhurst - Congers NY, US
Michael Brozel - Bristol, GB

Assignee:

Xigo Nanotools LLC - Morganville NJ

International Classification:

G01V 3/00

US Classification:

324303, 324321

Abstract:

A compact and integrated portable device is provided for the analysis of dispersions by low-field pulsed NMR including: an NMR probe module, a means for generating radio frequency and magnetic field gradient pulses, a signal processor, and a master controller. Also provided are methods for using the device to measure one or more characteristics of phases or particles comprising a dispersion such as surface area, solid/liquid ratio, particle size, and elemental analysis.