Patents by Inventor Hélène Loetitia Rétot

Hélène Loetitia Rétot 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).

  • Ceramic scintillator body and scintillation device
    Patent number: 8877093
    Abstract: A polycrystalline ceramic scintillator body includes a ceramic scintillating material comprising an oxide of gadolinium (Gd) and a second rare earth element (Re). The ceramic scintillating material has a composition, expressed in terms of molar percentage of oxide constituents, that includes greater than fifty-five percent (55%) Gd2O3 and a minority percentage Of Re2O3. The ceramic scintillating material includes an activator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignees: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Brian C. LaCourse, Anne B. Hardy, Hélène Loetitia Rétot, Qiwei Chen, Xiaofeng Peng, Bruno Viana, Morteza Zandi
  • CERAMIC SCINTILATOR BODY AND SCINTILLATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120049118
    Abstract: A polycrystalline ceramic scintillator body includes a ceramic scintillating material comprising an oxide of gadolinium (Gd) and a second rare earth element (Re). The ceramic scintillating material has a composition, expressed in terms of molar percentage of oxide constituents, that includes greater than fifty-five percent (55%) Gd2O3 and a minority percentage Of Re2O3. The ceramic scintillating material includes an activator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicants: Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique, Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. LaCourse, Anne B. Hardy, Hélène Loetitia Rétot, Qiwei Chen, Xiafeng Peng, Bruno Viana, Morteza Zandí