Patents by Inventor Richard John Tanner

Richard John Tanner 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).

  • Neutron radiation detector
    Patent number: 6362485
    Abstract: A neutron monitoring instrument, principally of the survey type, is provided with an inner neutron detector(s) enclosed in a layer of neutron attenuating material and one or more outer neutron detectors provided on the attenuating layer and enclosed in a layer of neutron moderating material. The inner detector(s) monitor neutrons in the 100 KeV to 15 MeV energy range, with the outer detectors monitoring neutrons in the thermal to 100 KeV range. Sensitivity across the spectrum and evenness of response are improved compared with the prior art to give better close equivalence determinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: British Nuclear Fuels PLC
    Inventors: Malcolm John Joyce, Brian Robert More, David Thomas Bartlett, Richard John Tanner, David Glyndwr Jones