Patents by Inventor Brian Lee Bures

Brian Lee Bures 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).

  • Publication number: 20230201399
    Abstract: Described herein is a tray sanitization assembly including a tray sanitization source positioned within a tray return system and configured to sanitize a baggage handling tray conveyed therethrough. Also described is a tray return system including a conveyor assembly including a conveyor for translating a baggage handling tray in a tray transfer direction, and the tray sanitization assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventor: Brian Lee BURES
  • Patent number: 10302774
    Abstract: A detector assembly for a CT imaging system is provided. The detector assembly including a scintillator block including a plurality of pixels, each pixel configured to receive x-ray beams travelling in a transmission direction, a plurality of photodiodes, and a light guide coupled between the scintillator block and the plurality of photodiodes, the light guide including a plurality of light pipes, each light pipe configured to guide light emitted from a pixel of the plurality of pixels into an associated photodiode of the plurality of photodiodes, wherein each pixel has a first cross-sectional area that is substantially perpendicular to the transmission direction, wherein each photodiode has a second cross-sectional area that is substantially perpendicular to the transmission direction, and wherein the first cross-sectional area is different from the second cross-sectional area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: MORPHO DETECTION, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Lee Bures, Samit Kumar Basu
  • Publication number: 20170329022
    Abstract: A scintillator assembly for use in a CT imaging system is provided. The scintillator assembly includes a frame including a base, and a plurality of walls extending substantially perpendicular from the base, wherein the base and the plurality of walls define a plurality of pixel compartments, and granular scintillating material contained in at least some of the plurality of pixel compartments, wherein the granular scintillating material is configured to convert x-ray beams into light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventor: Brian Lee Bures
  • Patent number: 9804290
    Abstract: A radiation detector is provided. The radiation detector includes an outer casing, at least one first detector disposed within said outer casing, the at least one first detector configured to primarily detect gamma ray radiation, at least one second detector disposed within the outer casing, the at least one second detector configured to primarily detect neutron radiation, and a computing device disposed within the outer casing and communicatively coupled to the at least one first detector and the at least one second detector. The computing device is configured to receive first data from the at least one first detector, receive second data from the at least one second detector, determine a number of neutrons and gamma rays detected based on the first and second data, and determine a detected energy spectrum based on the first and second data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Lee Bures, Samit Kumar Basu
  • Publication number: 20170307765
    Abstract: A detector assembly for a CT imaging system is provided. The detector assembly including a scintillator block including a plurality of pixels, each pixel configured to receive x-ray beams travelling in a transmission direction, a plurality of photodiodes, and a light guide coupled between the scintillator block and the plurality of photodiodes, the light guide including a plurality of light pipes, each light pipe configured to guide light emitted from a pixel of the plurality of pixels into an associated photodiode of the plurality of photodiodes, wherein each pixel has a first cross-sectional area that is substantially perpendicular to the transmission direction, wherein each photodiode has a second cross-sectional area that is substantially perpendicular to the transmission direction, and wherein the first cross-sectional area is different from the second cross-sectional area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Brian Lee Bures, Samit Kumar Basu
  • Publication number: 20160370493
    Abstract: A radiation detector is provided. The radiation detector includes an outer casing, at least one first detector disposed within said outer casing, the at least one first detector configured to primarily detect gamma ray radiation, at least one second detector disposed within the outer casing, the at least one second detector configured to primarily detect neutron radiation, and a computing device disposed within the outer casing and communicatively coupled to the at least one first detector and the at least one second detector. The computing device is configured to receive first data from the at least one first detector, receive second data from the at least one second detector, determine a number of neutrons and gamma rays detected based on the first and second data, and determine a detected energy spectrum based on the first and second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: Morpho Detection, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Lee Bures, Samit Kumar Basu