Patents by Inventor James Allen Mullens

James Allen Mullens 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).

  • Positron emission imaging device and method of using the same
    Patent number: 8354651
    Abstract: An imaging system and method of imaging are disclosed. The imaging system can include an external radiation source producing pairs of substantially simultaneous radiation emissions of a picturization emission and a verification emissions at an emission angle. The imaging system can also include a plurality of picturization sensors and at least one verification sensor for detecting the picturization and verification emissions, respectively. The imaging system also includes an object stage is arranged such that a picturization emission can pass through an object supported on said object stage before being detected by one of said plurality of picturization sensors. A coincidence system and a reconstruction system can also be included. The coincidence can receive information from the picturization and verification sensors and determine whether a detected picturization emission is direct radiation or scattered radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Philip R. Bingham, James Allen Mullens
  • POSITRON EMISSION IMAGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20120001064
    Abstract: An imaging system and method of imaging are disclosed. The imaging system can include an external radiation source producing pairs of substantially simultaneous radiation emissions of a picturization emission and a verification emissions at an emission angle. The imaging system can also include a plurality of picturization sensors and at least one verification sensor for detecting the picturization and verification emissions, respectively. The imaging system also includes an object stage is arranged such that a picturization emission can pass through an object supported on said object stage before being detected by one of said plurality of picturization sensors. A coincidence system and a reconstruction system can also be included. The coincidence can receive information from the picturization and verification sensors and determine whether a detected picturization emission is direct radiation or scattered radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: PHILIP R. BINGHAM, James Allen Mullens