Patents by Inventor J. Daniel Bourland

J. Daniel Bourland 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).

  • Patent number: 12194314
    Abstract: In one aspect, radiation dosimeters are described herein comprising organic field effect transistors. Briefly, a radiation dosimeter comprises an organic field effect transistor having composition and/or electronic structure exhibiting a shift in threshold voltage as a function of radiation dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Andrew Zeidell, Oana D. Jurchescu, J. Daniel Bourland, Tong Ren
  • Publication number: 20220001208
    Abstract: In one aspect, radiation dosimeters are described herein comprising organic field effect transistors. Briefly, a radiation dosimeter comprises an organic field effect transistor having composition and/or electronic structure exhibiting a shift in threshold voltage as a function of radiation dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Zeidell, Oana D. Jurchescu, J. Daniel Bourland, Tong Ren
  • Patent number: 6201988
    Abstract: The medial axis analysis of an object can be used to effectively guide and optimize radiosurgery treatment planning. In this method, a fast Euclidean medial axis transformation in three dimensions based on dynamic grassfire simulation and ridge extraction is presented. A ridge occurs when fire fronts collapse during grassfire propagation. Iso-contours(2D) or iso-surfaces(3D) can be obtained from dynamic grassfire transforms. They are locally smooth everywhere except at ridge locations. Ridges are detected by measuring local curvature at each point. This process is invariant under spatial translations and rotations. In radiosurgery treatment planning, optimal shots are only placed on the medial axis of the 3D target, which reduces optimization time and complexity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
    Inventors: J. Daniel Bourland, Oing R. Wu