Patents by Inventor Charles Edwin Runyan

Charles Edwin Runyan 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).

  • Publication number: 20250172711
    Abstract: Fast neutron detectors using nuclear reactions within semiconductor material, glass, or other material. Some versions used doped versions of the materials. Some versions use dopants selected from Ba, As, Br, C, Ce, Cl, Co, Cu, F, Ga, Ge, In, Cd, Te, Al, P, K, La, Mo, Nd, O, Os, Pr, S, Se, Si, Sn, Sr, Ti, Tl, V, Zn, and Zr. Some versions have filters or coatings deposited on windows into the detector. Coatings are selected from titanium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, copper indium gadolinium selenide, cadmium telluride, cadmium tin oxide, perovskite photovoltaic, Si, GaAs, AlP, Ge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Applicant: Fusion Energy Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Shawn Horvath, Yiyang Li, Charles Edwin Runyan, Clinton Hughes
  • Publication number: 20250062044
    Abstract: Methods of providing load following capability to commercial nuclear reactors. Materials that thwart nuclear reactor hotspots and transients by absorbing excess neutrons such as hard or high energy neutrons. Nuclear fuel additives to stabilize nuclear reactor transients. Materials that interact more strongly with high energy neutrons than they do with now energy or thermal neutrons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Fusion Energy Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Shawn Horvath, Dr. Yiyang Li, Dr. Charles Edwin Runyan
  • Patent number: 12147002
    Abstract: Fast neutron detectors using nuclear reactions within semiconductor material, glass, or other material. Some versions used doped versions of the materials. Some versions use dopants selected from Ba, As, Br, C, Ce, Cl, Co, Cu, F, Ga, Ge, In, Cd, Te, Al, P, K, La, Mo, Nd, O, Os, Pr, S, Se, Si, Sn, Sr, Ti, Tl, V, Zn, and Zr. Some versions have filters or coatings deposited on windows into the detector. Coatings are selected from titanium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, copper indium gadolinium selenide, cadmium telluride, cadmium tin oxide, perovskite photovoltaic, Si, GaAs, AlP, Ge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Fusion Energy Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Shawn Horvath, Yiyang Li, Charles Edwin Runyan, Clinton Hughes
  • Publication number: 20220301733
    Abstract: Methods of providing load following capability to commercial nuclear reactors. Materials that thwart nuclear reactor hotspots and transients by absorbing excess neutrons such as hard or high energy neutrons. Nuclear fuel additives to stabilize nuclear reactor transients. Materials that interact more strongly with high energy neutrons than they do with now energy or thermal neutrons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Ian Horvath, Yiyang Li, Charles Edwin Runyan