Patents by Inventor Alan E. Proctor

Alan E. Proctor 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).

  • Scintillator panel having uniform output response
    Patent number: 8519349
    Abstract: A scintillator panel assembly for gamma ray detection includes a scintillator panel having fluorescent material therein for generating a photon when a gamma ray enters the panel, and one or more non-scintillating segments embedded in opposing edges of the scintillator panel which conduct light but do not generate a photon when a gamma ray enters. One or more photon detectors, such as photomultiplier tubes, are disposed immediately adjacent the one or more non-scintillating segments for receiving photons conducted through the non-scintillating segments. The non-scintillating segments preferably have optical transmission and reflection properties that are substantially the same as the optical transmission and reflection properties of the scintillator panel. This configuration provides substantially uniform light output response for all photon generation locations which results in improved spectral resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Nucsafe, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan E. Proctor, James R. Sheldon
  • SCINTILLATOR PANEL HAVING UNIFORM OUTPUT RESPONSE
    Publication number: 20120112082
    Abstract: A scintillator panel assembly for gamma ray detection includes a scintillator panel having fluorescent material therein for generating a photon when a gamma ray enters the panel, and one or more non-scintillating segments embedded in opposing edges of the scintillator panel which conduct light but do not generate a photon when a gamma ray enters. One or more photon detectors, such as photomultiplier tubes, are disposed immediately adjacent the one or more non-scintillating segments for receiving photons conducted through the non-scintillating segments. The non-scintillating segments preferably have optical transmission and reflection properties that are substantially the same as the optical transmission and reflection properties of the scintillator panel. This configuration provides substantially uniform light output response for all photon generation locations which results in improved spectral resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: NUCSAFE, INC.
    Inventors: Alan E. Proctor, James R. Sheldon