Patents by Inventor Brenden W. Wiggins

Brenden W. Wiggins 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).

  • Pixelated, large active area scintillating screens
    Patent number: 11947056
    Abstract: A pixelated X-ray conversion screen includes a metal aperture sheet having a pixel hole filled with a scintillator material, wherein an area of the pixel hole is equal to or less than about 0.25 mm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Brenden W. Wiggins, Markus Peter Hehlen, James F. Hunter
  • Scintillator based fiber optic plate for neutron imaging applications and the like
    Patent number: 10114131
    Abstract: A chalcopyrite, colquiriite, neutron absorber loaded glass, or plastic scintillator based fiber optic plate for use in a neutron imaging system, including: a plurality of optical fiber segments disposed side-by-side adjacent to one another in a parallel array; and a binder material disposed between and coupling the plurality of optical fiber segments together. A diffuse reflective material is optically coupled to the plurality of first ends of the plurality of optical fiber segments. An optical detector device is optically coupled to the plurality of second ends of the plurality of optical fiber segments opposite the diffuse reflective material. Optionally, the fiber optic plate further includes a diffuse reflective material disposed one or more of on an exterior surface of each of the plurality of optical fiber segments and between the plurality of optical fiber segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Preston, Ashley C. Stowe, Brenden W. Wiggins