Patents by Inventor Dennis C. Shand

Dennis C. Shand 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).

  • Patent number: 6111257
    Abstract: A gamma camera includes at least one detector assembly 10. The detector assembly includes an array of photomultiplier tubes, a sheet of scintillating crystal material, a sheet of optical glass, and a matrix of mu-metal material. The mu-metal matrix defines an array of apertures corresponding to the array of photomultiplier tubes into which apertures the photomultiplier tubes are inserted. The scintillating crystal is bonded to the first surface of the optical glass. The mu-metal matrix is connected to the second surface of the sheet of optical glass using an adhesive such as an epoxy cement. By integrating the metal matrix into the structure formed by the glass sheet and the crystal, the glass sheet may be made thinner than before while the crystal is supported against possible bending and consequent fracture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Picker International, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis C. Shand, Frank C. Valentino, John R. Leichliter