Patents by Inventor Daniel G. Chica

Daniel G. Chica 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).

  • Lithium-Containing Chalcophosphates for Thermal Neutron Detection
    Publication number: 20230294993
    Abstract: Inorganic compounds having the formula LiMP2Q6, where M is Ga, In, Bi, Sb, As, Al, or a combination thereof, and Q is S and/or Se, are provided. Methods and devices for detecting incident neutrons and alpha-particles using the compounds are also provided. For thermal neutron detection applications, the compounds can be enriched with lithium-6 isotope (6Li) to enhance their neutron detecting capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Mercouri G. KANATZIDIS, Daniel G. CHICA, Yihui HE, Duck Young CHUNG
  • Lithium-containing chalcophosphates for thermal neutron detection
    Patent number: 11679980
    Abstract: Inorganic compounds having the formula LiMP2Q6, where M is Ga, In, Bi, Sb, As, Al, or a combination thereof, and Q is S and/or Se, are provided. Methods and devices for detecting incident neutrons and alpha-particles using the compounds are also provided. For thermal neutron detection applications, the compounds can be enriched with lithium-6 isotope (6Li) to enhance their neutron detecting capabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignees: Northwestern University, UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Daniel G. Chica, Yihui He, Duck Young Chung
  • LITHIUM-CONTAINING CHALCOPHOSPHATES FOR THERMAL NEUTRON DETECTION
    Publication number: 20210206638
    Abstract: Inorganic compounds having the formula LiMP2Q6, where M is Ga, In, Bi, Sb, As, Al, or a combination thereof, and Q is S and/or Se, ar provided. Methods and devices for detecting incident neutrons and alpha-particles using the compounds are also provided. For thermal neutron detection applications, the compounds can be enriched with lithium-6 isotope (Li) to enhance their neutron detecting capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Daniel G. Chica, Yihui He, Duck Young Chung