Patents by Inventor Karen Dawn Collins

Karen Dawn Collins 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).

  • System and method for indirectly monitoring one or more environmental conditions
    Patent number: 11067710
    Abstract: A system for monitoring ionizing radiation in a target area, the system may include a first plurality of consumable nodes deployable within the target area to be exposed to the ionizing radiation. Each consumable node may be progressively damageable over a monitoring time as a result of exposure to the ionizing radiation. A base station may be operable to detect an amount of radiation damage sustained by the consumable nodes and to determine a dosage of ionizing radiation received by any one of the consumable nodes based on a pre-determined correlation between the dosage of ionizing radiation and the amount of radiation damage sustained by the consumable node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Of Canada Limited / Energie Atomique Du Canada Limitee
    Inventors: Yu Liu, Liqian Li, Karen Dawn Collins, Michael Nishimura
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDIRECTLY MONITORING ONE OR MORE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
    Publication number: 20190369273
    Abstract: A system for monitoring ionizing radiation in a target area, the system may include a first plurality of consumable nodes deployable within the target area to be exposed to the ionizing radiation. Each consumable node may be progressively damageable over a monitoring time as a result of exposure to the ionizing radiation. A base station may be operable to detect an amount of radiation damage sustained by the consumable nodes and to determine a dosage of ionizing radiation received by any one of the consumable nodes based on a pre-determined correlation between the dosage of ionizing radiation and the amount of radiation damage sustained by the consumable node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Yu Liu, Liqian Li, Karen Dawn Collins, Michael Nishimura