Patents by Inventor Jose Gerardo Vieira Da Rocha

Jose Gerardo Vieira Da Rocha 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).

  • X-RAY IMAGING MATRIX WITH LIGHT GUIDES AND INTELLIGENT PIXEL SENSORS, RADIATION OR HIGH ENERGY PARTICLE DETECTOR DEVICES THAT CONTAIN IT, ITS FABRICATION PROCESS AND ITS USE
    Publication number: 20090146070
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a radiation or high energy particles detector, which can be used in obtaining digital radiographic images. The detector is composed of two parts: a scintillator matrix (30) embedded in walls manufactured from a reflector material (10), and a matrix of image elements (pixels), where each element is constituted by a photodetector (21) and an analog to digital converter. The walls manufactured from the reflector material (10) form light guides that prevent the dispersion of the visible light produced by the scintillators (30) and the consequent interference between each pixel and its neighbors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: UNIVERSIDADE DO MINHO
    Inventors: Jose Gerardo Vieira Da Rocha, Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez