Patents by Inventor Gary D. Fullerton

Gary D. Fullerton 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).

  • Sensitized thermoluminescent phosphor and method
    Patent number: 3962586
    Abstract: A luminescent phosphor for use in radiation dosimetry in which the phosphor is pre-treated by exposure to ultraviolet radiations while simultaneously heating to elevated temperature after the phosphor has first been subjected to radiations in excess of 10.sup.3 rads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1976
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael R. Mayhugh, Gary D. Fullerton
  • Dielectric material for dosimeters
    Patent number: 3935457
    Abstract: A dosimeter having a dielectric material such as sapphire wherein the efficiency as measured by mean drift distance and trapping efficiency is increased by making use of a dielectric material in which the total active impurity does not exceed 50 ppm and in which any one active impurity does not exceed 10 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1976
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Paul R. Moran, Ervin Podgorsak, Gary D. Fullerton, Gene E. Fuller