Patents by Inventor Benjamin Walter Sturm

Benjamin Walter Sturm 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).

  • High effective atomic number polymer scintillators for gamma ray spectroscopy
    Patent number: 8698086
    Abstract: A scintillator material according to one embodiment includes a bismuth-loaded aromatic polymer having an energy resolution at 662 keV of less than about 10%. A scintillator material according to another embodiment includes a bismuth-loaded aromatic polymer having a fluor incorporated therewith and an energy resolution at 662 keV of less than about 10%. Additional systems and methods are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Nerine Jane Cherepy, Robert Dean Sanner, Stephen Anthony Payne, Benjamin Lee Rupert, Benjamin Walter Sturm
  • HIGH EFFECTIVE ATOMIC NUMBER POLYMER SCINTILLATORS FOR GAMMA RAY SPECTROSCOPY
    Publication number: 20110315885
    Abstract: A scintillator material according to one embodiment includes a bismuth-loaded aromatic polymer having an energy resolution at 662 keV of less than about 10%. A scintillator material according to another embodiment includes a bismuth-loaded aromatic polymer having a fluor incorporated therewith and an energy resolution at 662 keV of less than about 10%. Additional systems and methods are also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Nerine Jane Cherepy, Robert Dean Sanner, Stephen Anthony Payne, Benjamin Lee Rupert, Benjamin Walter Sturm