Patents by Inventor Frederick W. Hantz

Frederick W. Hantz 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).

  • Semiconductor radiation source power monitor
    Patent number: 6542565
    Abstract: A solid state semiconductor neutron detector that automatically varies its sensitivity to provide a pulsed output over the entire range of operation of a nuclear reactor. The sensitivity is varied by changing the thickness or makeup of a converter layer that emits charged particles to the active region of the semiconductor surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Co., LLC
    Inventors: Francis H. Ruddy, Abdoul Raheem Dulloo, John G. Seidel, Frederick W. Hantz, Louis R. Grobmyer
  • Semiconductor radiation source power monitor
    Publication number: 20030026374
    Abstract: A solid state semiconductor neutron detector that automatically varies its sensitivity to provide a pulsed output over the entire range of operation of a nuclear reactor. The sensitivity is varied by changing the thickness or makeup of a converter layer that emits charged particles to the active region of the semiconductor surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Francis H. Ruddy, Abdul Raheem Dulloo, John G. Seidel, Frederick W. Hantz, Louis R. Grobmyer