Patents by Inventor Bryant G. Heath

Bryant G. Heath 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).

  • Customizable radio frequency (RF) for use in particle accelerator applications
    Patent number: 9750123
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for generating an amplified pulsed radio frequency (RF) signal used by a particle accelerator. The particle accelerator can generate an attenuation profile. The particle accelerator can determine a waveform and a duration for a pulsed RF signal based on the attenuation profile. The particle accelerator can generate the pulsed RF signal having the waveform and the duration. The particle accelerator can generate an amplified pulsed RF signal using one or more amplifiers of the particle accelerator. The amplifiers can include a pulse forming network (PFN), where the PFN can include a plurality of stages and a plurality of PFN switches, and where PFN stage can include one or more capacitors and inductors. The PFN switches can control the PFN stages. The duration of the amplified pulsed RF signal can be based on settings of the plurality of PFN switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bryant G. Heath, Henry F. Moeller, Jr., David B. Olsen, Dominic J. Kobbeman, Michael K. Strahan