Patents by Inventor Luciano W. Morrone

Luciano W. Morrone 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).

  • Radiation detector
    Patent number: 5391879
    Abstract: A radiation detector containing: (a) a fiber optic network; (b) an array of pixelized phosphors on the X-ray incidence side of the fiber optic network; and (c) an array of pixelized sensors optically coupled to the other side of the fiber optic network, wherein: (i) the ratio of the surface area of a phosphor pixel to the surface area of a sensor pixel is in the range of about 1:1 to 1:64, and (ii) the ratio of the surface area of the core of each individual optical fiber of the fiber optic network to the surface area of a phosphor pixel is in the range of about 1:4 to 1:160.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Nang T. Tran, Luciano W. Morrone