Patents by Inventor Eric John Pitcher

Eric John Pitcher 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).

  • Method of producing molybdenum-99
    Patent number: 8450629
    Abstract: Method of producing molybdenum-99, comprising accelerating ions by means of an accelerator; directing the ions onto a metal target so as to generate neutrons having an energy of greater than 10 MeV; directing the neutrons through a converter material comprising techentium-99 to produce a mixture comprising molybdenum-99; and, chemically extracting the molybdenum-99 from the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventor: Eric John Pitcher
  • METHOD OF PRODUCING MOLYBDENUM-99
    Publication number: 20110272272
    Abstract: Method of producing molybdenum-99, comprising accelerating ions by means of an accelerator; directing the ions onto a metal target so as to generate neutrons having an energy of greater than 10 MeV; directing the neutrons through a converter material comprising technecium-99 to produce a mixture comprising molybdenum-99; and, chemically extracting the molybdenum-99 from the mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventor: Eric John Pitcher