Patents by Inventor Benjamin Tong

Benjamin Tong 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).

  • Mapping and imaging ionizing radiation in two and three dimensions
    Patent number: 11630218
    Abstract: A two-dimensional imaging system and a two-dimensional or three-dimensional optical tomographic mapping system, each employing gas scintillation induced by ionizing radiation, i.e., radioluminescence, and corresponding methods, are disclosed. The systems may employ one or more cameras and corresponding UV filters (potentially solar blind filters) for imaging a radioluminescent scene. For two-dimensional or three-dimensional mapping, the resultant UV images are spatially registered with one another and then reconstructed to form a three-dimensional tomographic map of the ionizing radiation. The two-dimensional map is a plane of the three-dimensional map. The UV images may be spatially registered by using a reference source, optionally, a calibrated reference source allowing dosimetry calculations for the ionizing radiation. Molecular nitrogen is the primary candidate for the radioluminescent gas, though a controlled ambient in a chamber of nitric oxide, argon, krypton, or xenon may be employed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Z. Bentz, Richard Karl Harrison, Benjamin Tong Yee, Norman Kolb, Jeffrey B. Martin, Sean Donovan Fournier, Oskar Fick Searfus, Christopher Murzyn, Christopher Blair Saltonstall, Jr.
  • Seat structure—chamfered mounting of compensating floor latches
    Patent number: 8702176
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a floor latch (200) for connecting a vehicle seat base portion (204) with a vehicle floor portion, the floor latch (200) comprising an attachment means (301) and a riser (300), the floor latch (200) providing centering of the attachment means (301) for clamping the riser (300) with the seat base portion (204) or with the vehicle floor portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Andrea Blackburn, Frederick Wilkinson, Benjamin Tong, Yannis Poulos, Shivaprasad Ramchandra, Frederic Winters, Steven White
  • SEAT STRUCTURE - CHAMFERED MOUNTING OF COMPENSATING FLOOR LATCHES
    Publication number: 20120038201
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a floor latch (200) for connecting a vehicle seat base portion (204) with a vehicle floor portion, the floor latch (200) comprising an attachment means (301) and a riser (300), the floor latch (200) providing centering of the attachment means (301) for clamping the riser (300) with the seat base portion (204) or with the vehicle floor portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Andrea Blackburn, Frederick Wilkinson, Benjamin Tong, Yannis Poulos, Shivaprasad Ramchandra, Frederic Winters, Steven White