Patents by Inventor Roland Richard Vincent Benke

Roland Richard Vincent Benke 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 acquiring radiation spectral data in a radiation field and determining effective dose rate and identifying sources of localized radiation
    Patent number: 8183523
    Abstract: A survey method and system for survey method and system for detecting and/or characterizing a radiation field The method may include acquiring energy-dependent radiation spectral data at a location of interest in a radiation field using a detector, wherein the energy-dependent radiation spectral data may include counts versus energy. The method may further include acquiring radiation spectral data at at least one other location wherein the at least one other location is positioned relative to the location of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Southwest Research Institute
    Inventor: Roland Richard Vincent Benke
  • System And Method For Acquiring Radiation Spectral Data In A Radiation Field And Determining Effective Dose Rate And Identifying Sources Of Localized Radiation
    Publication number: 20110174983
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and survey method for acquiring radiation spectral data in a radiation field and optionally determining effective dose rate based on the radiation spectral data. The method may include acquiring energy-dependent radiation spectral data at a location of interest in a radiation field using a detector, wherein the energy-dependent radiation spectral data may include counts versus energy. The method may further include acquiring radiation spectral data at least one other location wherein the at least one other location is positioned relative to the location of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Roland Richard Vincent Benke