Patents by Inventor Andre S. Burgess

Andre S. Burgess 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).

  • Method of fabricating an imaging X-ray spectrometer
    Patent number: 4618380
    Abstract: A process for fabricating an X-ray spectrometer having imaging and energy resolution of X-ray sources. The spectrometer has an array of adjoining rectangularly shaped detector cells formed in a silicon body. The walls of the cells are created by laser drilling holes completely through the silicon body and diffusing n.sup.+ phosphorous doping material therethrough. A thermally migrated aluminum electrode is formed centrally through each of the cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: George E. Alcorn, Andre S. Burgess