Patents by Inventor Charles Edward Hunt

Charles Edward Hunt 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 temporal resolution solid-state X-ray detection system
    Patent number: 12015036
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for solid-state X-ray detection with high temporal resolution are described. An example method includes receiving an X-ray pulse in a semiconductor chip resulting in an electron cloud being formed in the semiconductor chip, applying a first set of voltages across a first plurality of drift cathode strips on a first side of the semiconductor chip and a second plurality of drift cathode strips on a second side of the semiconductor chip, applying a second set of voltages to across the first and the second plurality of drift cathode strips to form an electric field having a linear profile to cause the electron cloud to drift along the middle of the semiconductor chip, and activating a counter cathode on the second side and one or more readout anodes on the first side to collect the electron cloud after spreading in the middle section of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignees: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: David Lawrence Hall, Mihail Bora, Adam Conway, Philip Datte, Qinghui Shao, Erik Lars Swanberg, Jr., Clement Antoine Trosseille, Charles Edward Hunt
  • HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION SOLID-STATE X-RAY DETECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210335866
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for solid-state X-ray detection with high temporal resolution are described. An example method includes receiving an X-ray pulse in a semiconductor chip resulting in an electron cloud being formed in the semiconductor chip, applying a first set of voltages across a first plurality of drift cathode strips on a first side of the semiconductor chip and a second plurality of drift cathode strips on a second side of the semiconductor chip, applying a second set of voltages to across the first and the second plurality of drift cathode strips to form an electric field having a linear profile to cause the electron cloud to drift along the middle of the semiconductor chip, and activating a counter cathode on the second side and one or more readout anodes on the first side to collect the electron cloud after spreading in the middle section of the semiconductor chip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: David Lawrence Hall, Mihail Bora, Adam Conway, Philip Datte, Qinghui Shao, Erik Lars Swanberg, JR., Clement Antoine Trosseille, Charles Edward Hunt