Patents by Inventor Marc Alan Garland

Marc Alan Garland 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).

  • Production of thorium-229 using helium nuclei
    Patent number: 7852975
    Abstract: A method for producing 229Th includes the steps of providing 226Ra as a target material, and bombarding the target material with alpha particles, helium-3, or neutrons to form 229Th. When neutrons are used, the neutrons preferably include an epithermal neutron flux of at least 1×1013 n s?1·cm?2. 228Ra can also be bombarded with thermal and/or energetic neutrons to result in a neutron capture reaction to form 229Th. Using 230Th as a target material, 229Th can be formed using neutron, gamma ray, proton or deuteron bombardment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Saed Mirzadeh, Marc Alan Garland
  • PRODUCTION OF THORIUM-229 USING HELIUM NUCLEI
    Publication number: 20090257543
    Abstract: A method for producing 229Th includes the steps of providing 226Ra as a target material, and bombarding the target material with alpha particles, helium-3, or neutrons to form 229Th. When neutrons are used, the neutrons preferably include an epithermal neutron flux of at least 1×1013 n s?1·cm?2. 228Ra can also be bombarded with thermal and/or energetic neutrons to result in a neutron capture reaction to form 229Th. Using 230Th as a target material, 229Th can be formed using neutron, gamma ray, proton or deuteron bombardment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: SAED MIRZADEH, Marc Alan Garland