Patents by Inventor Graham Auld

Graham Auld 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).

  • Auto calibration technique for radiation detectors
    Patent number: 8592749
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for calibrating a source detection device. The apparatus comprises a detector having a known amplification gain, a count rate meter, a means of measuring peak energy of a detected particle, a means of counting the number of particles detected at a given energy range and a means of comparing the number of particles counted over an energy range with an expected value. The apparatus adjusts the gain to cause the measured spectrum to correspond with an expected spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Defence
    Inventors: Morgan Jones, Graham Auld
  • NOVEL AUTO CALIBRATION TECHNIQUE FOR RADIATION DETECTORS
    Publication number: 20110108718
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for calibrating a source detection device. The apparatus comprises a detector having a known amplification gain, a count rate meter, a means of measuring peak energy of a detected particle, a means of counting the number of particles detected at a given energy range and a means of comparing the number of particles counted over an energy range with an expected value. The apparatus adjusts the gain to cause the measured spectrum to correspond with an expected spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Morgan Jones, Graham Auld