Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Schubert
Jeffrey Schubert 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: 20210223190Abstract: Methods for characterizing living plants, wherein one or more beams of penetrating radiation such as x-rays are scanned across the plant under field conditions. Compton scatter is detected from the living plant and processed to derive characteristics of the living plant such as water content, root structure, branch structure, xylem size, fruit size, fruit shape, fruit aggregate volume, cluster size and shape, fruit maturity and an image of a part of the plant. Ground water content is measured using the same technique. Compton backscatter is used to guide a robotic gripper to grasp a portion of the plant such as for harvesting a fruit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Aaron Couture, Calvin Adams, Rafael Fonseca, Jeffrey Schubert, Richard Mastronardi
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Patent number: 10955367Abstract: Methods for characterizing living plants, wherein one or more beams of penetrating radiation such as x-rays are scanned across the plant under field conditions. Compton scatter is detected from the living plant and processed to derive characteristics of the living plant such as water content, root structure, branch structure, xylem size, fruit size, fruit shape, fruit aggregate volume, cluster size and shape, fruit maturity and an image of a part of the plant. Ground water content is measured using the same technique. Compton backscatter is used to guide a robotic gripper to grasp a portion of the plant such as for harvesting a fruit.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: American Science and Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Couture, Calvin Adams, Rafael Fonseca, Jeffrey Schubert, Richard Mastronardi
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Patent number: 10712293Abstract: Methods for characterizing living plants, wherein one or more beams of penetrating radiation such as x-rays are scanned across the plant under field conditions. Compton scatter is detected from the living plant and processed to derive characteristics of the living plant such as water content, root structure, branch structure, xylem size, fruit size, fruit shape, fruit aggregate volume, cluster size and shape, fruit maturity and an image of a part of the plant. Ground water content is measured using the same technique. Compton backscatter is used to guide a robotic gripper to grasp a portion of the plant such as for harvesting a fruit.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: American Science and Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Couture, Calvin Adams, Rafael Fonseca, Jeffrey Schubert, Richard Mastronardi
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Publication number: 20200049635Abstract: Methods for characterizing living plants, wherein one or more beams of penetrating radiation such as x-rays are scanned across the plant under field conditions. Compton scatter is detected from the living plant and processed to derive characteristics of the living plant such as water content, root structure, branch structure, xylem size, fruit size, fruit shape, fruit aggregate volume, cluster size and shape, fruit maturity and an image of a part of the plant. Ground water content is measured using the same technique. Compton backscatter is used to guide a robotic gripper to grasp a portion of the plant such as for harvesting a fruit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Aaron Couture, Calvin Adams, Rafael Fonseca, Jeffrey Schubert, Richard Mastronardi
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Publication number: 20200033274Abstract: Methods for characterizing living plants, wherein one or more beams of penetrating radiation such as x-rays are scanned across the plant under field conditions. Compton scatter is detected from the living plant and processed to derive characteristics of the living plant such as water content, root structure, branch structure, xylem size, fruit size, fruit shape, fruit aggregate volume, cluster size and shape, fruit maturity and an image of a part of the plant. Ground water content is measured using the same technique. Compton backscatter is used to guide a robotic gripper to grasp a portion of the plant such as for harvesting a fruit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2016Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Aaron Couture, Calvin Adams, Rafael Fonseca, Jeffrey Schubert, Richard Mastronardi
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Publication number: 20190383953Abstract: Methods for discriminating among x-ray beams of distinct energy content. A first volume of scintillation medium converts energy of incident penetrating radiation into scintillation light which is extracted from a scintillation light extraction region by a plurality of optical waveguides that convert the scintillation light to light of a longer wavelength. An x-ray beam initially incident upon the first volume of scintillation medium and traversing the first volume is then incident on a second volume of scintillation medium. The first and second scintillation media may be separated by an absorber or one or more further volumes of scintillation medium, and may also have differential spectral sensitivities. Scintillation light from the first and second scintillation volumes is detected in respective detectors and processed to yield a measure of respective low energy and high-energy components of the incident x-ray beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Anatoli Arodzero, Joseph Callerame, Dan-Cristian Dinca, Rajen Sud, Lee Grodzins, Martin Rommel, Peter Rothschild, Jeffrey Schubert, Aaron Couture, Jeffrey M. Denker, Jonathan Edward Everett
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Patent number: 10209372Abstract: Methods for discriminating among x-ray beams of distinct energy content. A first volume of scintillation medium converts energy of incident penetrating radiation into scintillation light which is extracted from a scintillation light extraction region by a plurality of optical waveguides that convert the scintillation light to light of a longer wavelength. An x-ray beam initially incident upon the first volume of scintillation medium and traversing the first volume is then incident on a second volume of scintillation medium. The first and second scintillation media may be separated by an absorber or one or more further volumes of scintillation medium, and may also have differential spectral sensitivities. Scintillation light from the first and second scintillation volumes is detected in respective detectors and processed to yield a measure of respective low energy and high-energy components of the incident x-ray beam.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: American Science and Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Anatoli Arodzero, Joseph Callerame, Dan-Cristian Dinca, Rajen Sud, Lee Grodzins, Martin Rommel, Peter Rothschild, Jeffrey Schubert, Aaron Couture, Jeffrey M. Denker, Jonathan Edward Everett
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Publication number: 20170315242Abstract: Methods for discriminating among x-ray beams of distinct energy content. A first volume of scintillation medium converts energy of incident penetrating radiation into scintillation light which is extracted from a scintillation light extraction region by a plurality of optical waveguides that convert the scintillation light to light of a longer wavelength. An x-ray beam initially incident upon the first volume of scintillation medium and traversing the first volume is then incident on a second volume of scintillation medium. The first and second scintillation media may be separated by an absorber or one or more further volumes of scintillation medium, and may also have differential spectral sensitivities. Scintillation light from the first and second scintillation volumes is detected in respective detectors and processed to yield a measure of respective low energy and high-energy components of the incident x-ray beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Anatoli Arodzero, Joseph Callerame, Dan-Christian Dinca, Rajen Sud, Lee Grodzins, Martin Rommel, Peter Rothschild, Jeffrey Schubert
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Patent number: 9658343Abstract: Methods for discriminating among x-ray beams of distinct energy content. A first volume of scintillation medium converts energy of incident penetrating radiation into scintillation light which is extracted from a scintillation light extraction region by a plurality of optical waveguides that convert the scintillation light to light of a longer wavelength. An x-ray beam initially incident upon the first volume of scintillation medium and traversing the first volume is then incident on a second volume of scintillation medium. The first and second scintillation media may be separated by an absorber or one or more further volumes of scintillation medium, and may also have differential spectral sensitivities. Scintillation light from the first and second scintillation volumes is detected in respective detectors and processed to yield a measure of respective low energy and high-energy components of the incident x-ray beam.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: American Science and Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Anatoli Arodzero, Joseph Callerame, Dan-Christian Dinca, Rajen Sud, Lee Grodzins, Martin Rommel, Peter Rothschild, Jeffrey Schubert
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Publication number: 20160170044Abstract: Methods for discriminating among x-ray beams of distinct energy content. A first volume of scintillation medium converts energy of incident penetrating radiation into scintillation light which is extracted from a scintillation light extraction region by a plurality of optical waveguides that convert the scintillation light to light of a longer wavelength. An x-ray beam initially incident upon the first volume of scintillation medium and traversing the first volume is then incident on a second volume of scintillation medium. The first and second scintillation media may be separated by an absorber or one or more further volumes of scintillation medium, and may also have differential spectral sensitivities. Scintillation light from the first and second scintillation volumes is detected in respective detectors and processed to yield a measure of respective low energy and high-energy components of the incident x-ray beam.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Anatoli Arodzero, Joseph Callerame, Dan-Christian Dinca, Rajen Sud, Lee Grodzins, Martin Rommel, Peter Rothschild, Jeffrey Schubert
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Patent number: 9285488Abstract: A detector and methods for inspecting material on the basis of scintillator coupled by wavelength-shifting optical fiber to one or more photo-detectors, with a temporal integration of the photo-detector signal. An unpixelated volume of scintillation medium converts energy of incident penetrating radiation into scintillation light which is extracted from a scintillation light extraction region by a plurality of optical waveguides. This geometry provides for efficient and compact detectors, enabling hitherto unattainable geometries for backscatter detection and for energy discrimination of incident radiation. Additional energy-resolving transmission configurations are enabled as are skew- and misalignment compensation.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: American Science and Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Anatoli Arodzero, Joseph Callerame, Dan-Cristian Dinca, Rajen Sud, Lee Grodzins, Martin Rommel, Peter Rothschild, Jeffrey Schubert
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Patent number: 9146201Abstract: An x-ray inspection system using backscatter of an x-ray beam emitted through a scan panel contiguous with, but of a material distinct from, an enclosure that contains an x-ray source by which the x-ray beam is generated. The scan panel is contoured in such a manner as to be visibly blended with a shape characterizing the enclosure. In some embodiments, the beam traverses multiple scan panels, where one or more of the scan panels may be selected for beam filtration properties. The scan panel may be disposed interior to a sliding door, and may be structured to serve as a scatter shield.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2013Date of Patent: September 29, 2015Assignee: American Science and Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Schubert, Jeffrey M. Denker, Jason Toppan, Michael Chesna, Richard Mastronardi, Robyn Smith, Richard Schueller, Jeffrey Illig
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Patent number: 8194822Abstract: Systems and methods for inspecting an object with a scanned beam of penetrating radiation. Scattered radiation from the beam is detected, in either a backward or forward direction. Characteristic values of the scattered radiation are compared to expected reference values to characterize the object. Additionally, penetrating radiation transmitted through the inspected object may be combined with scatter information. In certain embodiments, the inspected field of view is less than 0.1 steradians, and the detector is separate from the source of penetrating radiation and is disposed, with respect to the object, such as to subtend greater than 0.5 steradians in the field of view of the object.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2010Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: American Science and Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Peter Rothschild, Jeffrey Schubert, Richard Schueller
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Publication number: 20090257555Abstract: An inspection system, and inspection methods, based upon an imaging enclosure characterized by an enclosing body. A source of penetrating radiation and a detector module are concealed entirely within the body of a conveyance such as a trailer. A characterizing value or an image is formed with respect to an inspected object that is disposed entirely outside the conveyance and the characterizing value or image is made available to a remotely disposed operator. Additional detectors may be disposed distally to the inspected object and may detect transmitted, or forward-scattered, penetrating radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2009Publication date: October 15, 2009Applicant: American Science and Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Alex Chalmers, Louis W. Perich, Peter J. Rothschild, William John Baukus, Jeffrey Schubert
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Patent number: 7551715Abstract: Systems and methods for inspecting an object with a scanned beam of penetrating radiation are disclosed. Scattered radiation from the beam is detected, in either the backward or forward direction. Characteristic values of the backscattered radiation are compared to expected reference values to characterize the object. Additionally, penetrating radiation transmitted through the inspected object may be combined with scatter information. In certain embodiments, the inspected field of view is less than 0.1 steradians, and the detector is separate from the source of penetrating radiation and is disposed, with respect to the object, such as to subtend greater than 0.5 steradians in the field of view of the object.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2006Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: American Science and Engineering, Inc.Inventors: Peter Rothschild, Jeffrey Schubert, William J. Baukus, William Wade Sapp, Jr., Richard Schueller, Joseph Callerame, William Randall Cason
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Publication number: 20070098142Abstract: Systems and methods for inspecting an object with a scanned beam of penetrating radiation are disclosed. Scattered radiation from the beam is detected, in either the backward or forward direction. Characteristic values of the backscattered radiation are compared to expected reference values to characterize the object. Additionally, penetrating radiation transmitted through the inspected object may be combined with scatter information. In certain embodiments, the inspected field of view is less than 0.1 steradians, and the detector is separate from the source of penetrating radiation and is disposed, with respect to the object, such as to subtend greater than 0.5 steradians in the field of view of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2006Publication date: May 3, 2007Inventors: Peter Rothschild, Jeffrey Schubert, William Baukus, William Sapp, Richard Schueller, Joseph Callerame, William Cason
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Publication number: 20060245548Abstract: Apparatus and methods that permit an operator of a backscatter x-ray system to shine a search light on a closed container or vehicle, and then image the contents of that container in a region roughly corresponding to the area of the container covered by the search light. A display near the operator presents the backscatter image of the container contents.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2006Publication date: November 2, 2006Inventors: Joseph Callerame, William Sapp, Jeffrey Schubert, Richard Schueller