Patents by Inventor Walter J. McNeil

Walter J. McNeil 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).

  • Publication number: 20240071510
    Abstract: Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems including a programming manager for controlling writing data bits to a memory device. The programming manager receives a first set of data bits for programming to memory. The programming manager writes a first subset of data bits to a first wordline during a first pass of programming. The programming manager writes a second subset of data bits of the first set of data bits to a buffer. The programming manager receives a second set of data bits for programming. The programming manager writes the second subset of data bits of the first set of data bits to the first wordline during a second pass of programming to increase a bit density of memory cells in the first wordline in response to receiving the second set of data bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kishore Kumar Muchherla, Huai-Yuan Tseng, Giovanni Maria Paolucci, Dave Scott Ebsen, James Fitzpatrick, Akira Goda, Jeffrey S. McNeil, Umberto Siciliani, Daniel J. Hubbard, Walter Di Francesco, Michele Incarnati
  • Patent number: 8519350
    Abstract: Surfaces or surface portions incorporated into gas-filled neutron detectors are coated with and/or composed of at least partially, neutron reactive material. The surfaces may be flat or curved fins or plates, foils, porous or filamentary material, or semi-solid material or aerogel. The incorporation of the extended surfaces coated with or composed of neutron reactive material increases the neutron detection efficiency of the gas-filled detectors over conventional coated designs. These surfaces or surface portions increase the amount of neutron reactive material present in the detector over conventional coated designs and, as a result, increase the neutron detection efficiency. The surfaces can be made of conductive, semiconductive or insulative materials. The surfaces are arranged such that they do not detrimentally detract from the main function of a gas-filled detector with particular attention to gas-filled proportional detectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventors: Douglas S. McGregor, Steven L. Bellinger, Walter J. McNeil, Martin F. Ohmes, Kyle A. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20120217406
    Abstract: Surfaces or surface portions incorporated into gas-filled neutron detectors are coated with and/or composed of at least partially, neutron reactive material. The surfaces may be flat or curved fins or plates, foils, porous or filamentary material, or semi-solid material or aerogel. The incorporation of the extended surfaces coated with or composed of neutron reactive material increases the neutron detection efficiency of the gas-filled detectors over conventional coated designs. These surfaces or surface portions increase the amount of neutron reactive material present in the detector over conventional coated designs and, as a result, increase the neutron detection efficiency. The surfaces can be made of conductive, semiconductive or insulative materials. The surfaces are arranged such that they do not detrimentally detract from the main function of a gas-filled detector with particular attention to gas-filled proportional detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventors: Douglas S. McGregor, Steven L. Bellinger, Walter J. McNeil, Martin F. Ohmes, Kyle A. Nelson
  • Patent number: 7855372
    Abstract: Non-streaming high-efficiency perforated semiconductor neutron detectors, method of making same and measuring wands and detector modules utilizing same are disclosed. The detectors have improved mechanical structure, flattened angular detector responses, and reduced leakage current. A plurality of such detectors can be assembled into imaging arrays, and can be used for neutron radiography, remote neutron sensing, cold neutron imaging, SNM monitoring, and various other applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Douglas S. McGregor, John K. Shultis, Blake B. Rice, Walter J. McNeil, Clell J. Solomon, Eric L. Patterson, Steven L. Bellinger
  • Publication number: 20090302231
    Abstract: Non-streaming high-efficiency perforated semiconductor neutron detectors, method of making same and measuring wands and detector modules utilizing same are disclosed. The detectors have improved mechanical structure, flattened angular detector responses, and reduced leakage current. A plurality of such detectors can be assembled into imaging arrays, and can be used for neutron radiography, remote neutron sensing, cold neutron imaging, SNM monitoring, and various other applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Douglas S. McGregor, John K. Shultis, Blake B. Rice, Walter J. McNeil, Clell J. Solomon, Eric L. Patterson, Steven L. Bellinger