Patents by Inventor Donald L. Oesterlin

Donald L. Oesterlin 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: 4005292
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for concurrently counting a plurality of radioactive samples. The position sensitive circuitry of a scintillation camera is employed to sort electrical pulses resulting from scintillations according to the geometrical locations of scintillations causing those pulses. A scintillation means, in the form of a scintillating crystal material or a liquid scintillator, is positioned proximate to an array of radioactive samples. Improvement in the accuracy of pulse classification may be obtained by employing collimating means. If a plurality of scintillation crystals are employed to measure the iodine-125 content of samples, a method and means are provided for correcting for variations in crystal light transmission properties, sample volume, and sample container radiation absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 25, 1977
    Assignee: G. D. Searle & Co.
    Inventors: Donald L. Oesterlin, Raymond F. Obrycki