Patents by Inventor Ephraim Fischbach

Ephraim Fischbach 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: 9952331
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting the presence of a nuclear reactor by the detection of antineutrinos from the reactor can include a radioactive sample having a measurable nuclear activity level and a decay rate capable of changing in response to the presence of antineutrinos, and a detector associated with the radioactive sample. The detector is responsive to at least one of a particle or radiation formed by decay of the radioactive sample. A processor associated with the detector can correlate rate of decay of the radioactive sample to a flux of the antineutrinos to detect the reactor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventor: Ephraim Fischbach
  • Publication number: 20160195622
    Abstract: An apparatus for detecting the presence of a nuclear reactor by the detection of antineutrinos from the reactor can include a radioactive sample having a measurable nuclear activity level and a decay rate capable of changing in response to the presence of antineutrinos, and a detector associated with the radioactive sample. The detector is responsive to at least one of a particle or radiation formed by decay of the radioactive sample. A processor associated with the detector can correlate rate of decay of the radioactive sample to a flux of the antineutrinos to detect the reactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventor: Ephraim Fischbach
  • Patent number: 9335420
    Abstract: A flux detection apparatus can include a radioactive sample having a decay rate capable of changing in response to interaction with a first particle or a field, and a detector associated with the radioactive sample. The detector is responsive to a second particle or radiation formed by decay of the radioactive sample. The rate of decay of the radioactive sample can be correlated to flux of the first particle or the field. Detection of the first particle or the field can provide an early warning for an impending solar event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ephraim Fischbach, Jere Jenkins
  • Publication number: 20140361188
    Abstract: A flux detection apparatus can include a radioactive sample having a decay rate capable of changing in response to interaction with a first particle or a field, and a detector associated with the radioactive sample. The detector is responsive to a second particle or radiation formed by decay of the radioactive sample. The rate of decay of the radioactive sample can be correlated to flux of the first particle or the field. Detection of the first particle or the field can provide an early warning for an impending solar event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Ephraim Fischbach, Jere Jenkins
  • Patent number: 8642960
    Abstract: A flux detection apparatus can include a radioactive sample having a decay rate capable of changing in response to interaction with a first particle or a field, and a detector associated with the radioactive sample. The detector is responsive to a second particle or radiation formed by decay of the radioactive sample. The rate of decay of the radioactive sample can be correlated to flux of the first particle or the field. Detection of the first particle or the field can provide an early warning for an impending solar event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ephraim Fischbach, Jere Jenkins
  • Patent number: 8519335
    Abstract: A flux detection apparatus can include a radioactive sample having a decay rate capable of changing in response to interaction with a first particle or a field, and a detector associated with the radioactive sample. The detector is responsive to a second particle or radiation formed by decay of the radioactive sample. The rate of decay of the radioactive sample can be correlated to flux of the first particle or the field. Detection of the first particle or the field can provide an early warning for an impending solar event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Ephraim Fischbach, Jere Jenkins
  • Publication number: 20120305788
    Abstract: A flux detection apparatus can include a radioactive sample having a decay rate capable of changing in response to interaction with a first particle or a field, and a detector associated with the radioactive sample. The detector is responsive to a second particle or radiation formed by decay of the radioactive sample. The rate of decay of the radioactive sample can be correlated to flux of the first particle or the field. Detection of the first particle or the field can provide an early warning for an impending solar event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Ephraim Fischbach, Jere Jenkins
  • Patent number: 7994926
    Abstract: A radiation detection system includes many receivers to continuously receive radiation emission data from at least some of a sufficient density of dispersed detectors capable of communicating geo-positions and photon emission counts over a network; the data includes gamma intensities, time stamps, and geo-positions. A processor builds digital image data of the received radiation data for a geographic area by treating gamma-ray proton data from each dispersed detector as a pixel in a low-light image. The processor continuously executes a plurality of statistical computational analyses on the digital image data to separate detected radiation signals from random, undesired signal noise, and known signal noise or sources. The statistical computational analyses include match-filter and/or other convolution techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Andrew Longman, Jere H. Jenkins, Ephraim Fischbach
  • Publication number: 20090090869
    Abstract: A flux detection apparatus can include a radioactive sample having a decay rate capable of changing in response to interaction with a first particle or a field, and a detector associated with the radioactive sample. The detector is responsive to a second particle or radiation formed by decay of the radioactive sample. The rate of decay of the radioactive sample can be correlated to flux of the first particle or the field. Detection of the first particle or the field can provide an early warning for an impending solar event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Inventors: Ephraim Fischbach, Jere Jenkins
  • Publication number: 20090012745
    Abstract: A radiation detection system includes many receivers to continuously receive radiation emission data from at least some of a sufficient density of dispersed detectors capable of communicating geo-positions and photon emission counts over a network; the data includes gamma intensities, time stamps, and geo-positions. A processor builds digital image data of the received radiation data for a geographic area by treating gamma-ray proton data from each dispersed detector as a pixel in a low-light image. The processor continuously executes a plurality of statistical computational analyses on the digital image data to separate detected radiation signals from random, undesired signal noise, and known signal noise or sources. The statistical computational analyses include match-filter and/or other convolution techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Andrew Longman, Jere H. Jenkins, Ephraim Fischbach