Patents by Inventor Brion D. Bennett

Brion D. Bennett 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).

  • Radiation collimator and systems incorporating same
    Patent number: 8017926
    Abstract: A collimator including a housing having disposed therein a shield element surrounding a converter core in which a photon beam is generated from electrons emanating from a linear accelerator. A beam channeler longitudinally adjacent the shield element has a beam aperture therethrough coaxially aligned with, and of the same diameter as, an exit bore of the converter core. A larger entry bore in the converter core is coaxial with, and longitudinally separated from, the exit bore thereof. Systems incorporating the collimator are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Battelle Energy Allliance, LLC
    Inventors: Daren R. Norman, Woo Y. Yoon, James L. Jones, Kevin J. Haskell, Brion D. Bennett, Charles W. Tschaggeny, Warren F. Jones
  • RADIATION COLLIMATOR AND SYSTEMS INCORPORATING SAME
    Publication number: 20100091378
    Abstract: A collimator including a housing having disposed therein a shield element surrounding a converter core in which a photon beam is generated from electrons emanating from a linear accelerator. A beam channeler longitudinally adjacent the shield element has a beam aperture therethrough coaxially aligned with, and of the same diameter as, an exit bore of the converter core. A larger entry bore in the converter core is coaxial with, and longitudinally separated from, the exit bore thereof. Systems incorporating the collimator are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC
    Inventors: DAREN R. NORMAN, WOO Y. YOON, JAMES L. JONES, KEVIN J. HASKELL, BRION D. BENNETT, CHARLES W. TSCHAGGENY, WARREN F. JONES