Patents by Inventor Brian William Harris
Brian William Harris 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).
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Publication number: 20230053346Abstract: One embodiment provides a method for predicting the performance of a device based upon parameters of an underlying material, comprising: measuring a predetermined parameter of a material to be used in manufacturing the device; identifying, from a value generated from the measuring, a value of a property of the material; and determining a predicted performance of the device by correlating the value of the property to a performance value. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Ian Radley, Handong Li, Brian William Harris, Carl D. Brunetta
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Patent number: 11255984Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving a photon interaction occurring within a photon detector pixel array, wherein the photon detector pixel array comprises a plurality of pixels; determining a photoelectron cloud generated from the photon interaction, wherein the photon detector pixel array comprises an electric field, wherein an electrostatic repulsive force disperses a photon to the photoelectron cloud; identifying a subset of the plurality of pixels associated with the photon interaction, wherein each of the subset of the plurality of pixels corresponds to pixels activated by the photo electron cloud, wherein the subset of the plurality of pixels comprise a central pixel and a plurality of neighboring pixels, wherein the central pixel comprises the pixel having the highest amplitude response to the photon interaction; and determining, from the photoelectron cloud, a characteristic of the photon interaction, wherein the characteristic comprises at least one of: time, position, and energy oType: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: KROMEK GROUP, PLCInventors: Brian William Harris, Hidefumi Tomita
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Publication number: 20210349223Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving a photon interaction occurring within a photon detector pixel array, wherein the photon detector pixel array comprises a plurality of pixels; determining a photoelectron cloud generated from the photon interaction, wherein the photon detector pixel array comprises an electric field, wherein an electrostatic repulsive force disperses a photon to the photoelectron cloud; identifying a subset of the plurality of pixels associated with the photon interaction, wherein each of the subset of the plurality of pixels corresponds to pixels activated by the photo electron cloud, wherein the subset of the plurality of pixels comprise a central pixel and a plurality of neighboring pixels, wherein the central pixel comprises the pixel having the highest amplitude response to the photon interaction; and determining, from the photoelectron cloud, a characteristic of the photon interaction, wherein the characteristic comprises at least one of: time, position, and energy oType: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Brian William Harris, Hidefumi Tomita
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Patent number: 10598801Abstract: One embodiment provides an imaging device, including: an enclosure comprising a casing and a radiation lining arranged within the casing to provide a radiation shield, wherein the enclosure comprises a removable portion; a plurality of modular components; each of the plurality of modular components comprising a plurality of gamma detectors including semiconductor crystals and being removable from the imaging device; the plurality of modular components being arranged such that the plurality of gamma detectors are configured in an array configuration with each of the plurality of gamma detectors having a predetermined spacing from each other gamma detector; a plurality of electronic communication components, wherein the plurality of electronic communication components facilitate communication from each of the gamma detectors to a processor using a hierarchical communication technique; and a cooling system. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: KROMEK GROUP, PLCInventors: James William Hugg, Brian William Harris, Franklin Dean Walker, Sarah Melissa Thomson, Brian Patrick McVay, Rolf Martin Clajus
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Patent number: 10481284Abstract: One embodiment provides an imaging device, including: an enclosure comprising a casing and a radiation lining arranged within the casing to provide a radiation shield, wherein the enclosure comprises a removable portion; a plurality of modular components being in communication with calibration code, wherein the calibration code calibrates the imaging device based upon information of the plurality of modular components; each of the plurality of modular components comprising a plurality of gamma detectors including semiconductor crystals and being removable from the imaging device; the plurality of modular components being arranged such that the plurality of gamma detectors are configured in an array configuration with each of the plurality of gamma detectors having a predetermined spacing from each other gamma detector; a plurality of electronic communication components, wherein the plurality of electronic communication components facilitate communication from each of the gamma detectors using a hierarchical cType: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: KROMEK GROUP, PLCInventors: James William Hugg, Brian William Harris, Franklin Dean Walker, Sarah Melissa Thomson, Brian Patrick McVay, Rolf Martin Clajus
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Patent number: 10397505Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving a plurality of communication events associated with a pixel of an imaging device; identifying a frequency associated with the communication events, wherein the identifying a frequency comprises determining a number of communication events occurring within a predetermined time interval or determining a mean time interval between the communication events; determining, from a plurality of pixels neighboring the pixel, a frequency range comprising an upper frequency limit and a lower frequency limit; resolving, from the identified frequency and the determined frequency range, whether the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel; and masking, if the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel, subsequent communication events from the non-conforming pixel. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: KROMEK GROUP, PLCInventors: Rolf Martin Clajus, Franklin Dean Walker, James William Hugg, Brian William Harris
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Publication number: 20190208148Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving a plurality of communication events associated with a pixel of an imaging device; identifying a frequency associated with the communication events, wherein the identifying a frequency comprises determining a number of communication events occurring within a predetermined time interval or determining a mean time interval between the communication events; determining, from a plurality of pixels neighboring the pixel, a frequency range comprising an upper frequency limit and a lower frequency limit; resolving, from the identified frequency and the determined frequency range, whether the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel; and masking, if the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel, subsequent communication events from the non-conforming pixel. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Inventors: Rolf Martin Clajus, Franklin Dean Walker, James William Hugg, Brian William Harris
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Publication number: 20190120978Abstract: One embodiment provides an imaging device, including: an enclosure comprising a casing and a radiation lining arranged within the casing to provide a radiation shield, wherein the enclosure comprises a removable portion; a plurality of modular components; each of the plurality of modular components comprising a plurality of gamma detectors including semiconductor crystals and being removable from the imaging device; the plurality of modular components being arranged such that the plurality of gamma detectors are configured in an array configuration with each of the plurality of gamma detectors having a predetermined spacing from each other gamma detector; a plurality of electronic communication components, wherein the plurality of electronic communication components facilitate communication from each of the gamma detectors to a processor using a hierarchical communication technique; and a cooling system. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: James William Hugg, Brian William Harris, Franklin Dean Walker, Sarah Melissa Thomson, Brian Patrick McVay, Rolf Martin Clajus
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Publication number: 20190124283Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving a plurality of communication events associated with a pixel of an imaging device; identifying a frequency associated with the communication events, wherein the identifying a frequency comprises determining a number of communication events occurring within a predetermined time interval or determining a time interval between the communication events; determining, from the identified frequency, whether the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel; and masking, if the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel, subsequent communication events from the non-conforming pixel. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2017Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Rolf Martin Clajus, Franklin Dean Walker, James William Hugg, Brian William Harris
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Publication number: 20190120979Abstract: One embodiment provides an imaging device, including: an enclosure comprising a casing and a radiation lining arranged within the casing to provide a radiation shield, wherein the enclosure comprises a removable portion; a plurality of modular components being in communication with calibration code, wherein the calibration code calibrates the imaging device based upon information of the plurality of modular components; each of the plurality of modular components comprising a plurality of gamma detectors including semiconductor crystals and being removable from the imaging device; the plurality of modular components being arranged such that the plurality of gamma detectors are configured in an array configuration with each of the plurality of gamma detectors having a predetermined spacing from each other gamma detector; a plurality of electronic communication components, wherein the plurality of electronic communication components facilitate communication from each of the gamma detectors using a hierarchical cType: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: James William Hugg, Brian William Harris, Franklin Dean Walker, Sarah Melissa Thomson, Brian Patrick McVay, Rolf Martin Clajus
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Patent number: 10270995Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving a plurality of communication events associated with a pixel of an imaging device; identifying a frequency associated with the communication events, wherein the identifying a frequency comprises determining a number of communication events occurring within a predetermined time interval or determining a time interval between the communication events; determining, from the identified frequency, whether the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel; and masking, if the pixel comprises a non-conforming pixel, subsequent communication events from the non-conforming pixel. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: KROMEK GROUP, PLCInventors: Rolf Martin Clajus, Franklin Dean Walker, James William Hugg, Brian William Harris
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Patent number: D1019186Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Kyle William Harris, Nicole Alisa Renee Lockett Turner, Scott David Hochberg, Brian David Andres, Matthew John Boehm, Christian Alexander Zipperer