Things I've Built
Magnetic Sensor
Invented an active magnetometer having noise equivalent to its passive components. US #4,136,370, #4,136,371, #4,182,987
Contraband Detector (of high explosives and hard drugs)
Designed two of the three ISA boards that convert a personal computer into a NMR/NQR Spectrometer to scan FedEx-sized packages for contraband, and packaging design for transportability. R&D 100 Award 1995. #5,592,083 & #6,194,898.
Improvements to SuperConducting Wire Gradiometers
Developed and implemented a superior method of balancing SC wire gradiometers on The SGMS project for the USN c.1989.
Wear-resistant Improvements to Thermal Printheads
Adding a Zircon-bearing coating in front of the printing elements to counter-abrade the abrasives brought in on customer-marked Lotto and Wagering tickets. #4,617,576 Thermal Printhead Structure
Punch Press Die-protection System
Developed a system and method to monitor discrete processes in real time. US #3,987,283 Digital Controller For Punch Presses And The Like
AC Spot-welding Monitor
System for online inspection of weld quality by measuring the voltage developed across the weld in real time.
Lutetium
Antti Lukats
Pure Engineering
Adam Wiesler
Ethan Durrant