Patents by Inventor Gareth Shilstone

Gareth Shilstone 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).

  • Nuclear quadrupole resonance inspection system
    Publication number: 20060232274
    Abstract: A multi-resonant nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) inspection system is disclosed. The system comprises a multi-resonant circuit 16 tuned to simultaneously transmit and receive a plurality of signals. The receiver circuit comprises passive circuit protection in the form of a lumped element quarter-wave unit 10 and a signal generator 6 and frequency mixer 8 are used to modify the return signals in order to facilitate signal monitoring. The system has been shown to simultaneously detect RDX and PETN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Gareth Shilstone, John Bradley, Richard Jenkinson