Patents by Inventor Jay D. Hix

Jay D. Hix 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: 12700516
    Abstract: A radiation monitoring system includes an optical fiber. The system further includes a scintillating fiber operatively coupled to a first end of the optical fiber at a first end of the scintillating fiber. The system also includes a damage detection device configured to detect damage to at least one of the optical fiber and the scintillating fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
    Inventors: Luis A. Ocampo Giraldo, David L. Chichester, James T. Johnson, Jay D. Hix, Scott J. Thompson, Scott M. Watson
  • Publication number: 20250272981
    Abstract: A system for detecting leaks includes one or more cameras configured to obtain images of one or more objects to be monitored for leaks and a processor configured to execute machine readable instructions stored on a memory. The system may be configured to receive images from the one or more cameras of the one or more objects to be monitored for leaks; isolate movement in the received images to output isolated movement images; and analyze the isolated movement images to determine whether the isolated movement is a leak, a non-leak, or other movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: Cody M. Walker, Edna S. Cardenas, Luis A. Ocampo Giraldo, Jay D. Hix, Katherine W. Jesse, Mitchell R. Greenhalgh, James T. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20250237782
    Abstract: An analog information barrier (“aIB”) includes a detector configured to provide an output signal in response to an input received at the detector. The aIB further includes a window setting electronics portion configured receive a first portion of the output signal to be blocked by the analog information barrier, to receive a second portion of the output signal to be allowed by the analog information barrier based on one or more region of interest windows, and to output a windowed output signal that corresponds to the second portion of the output signal based on the one or more region of interest windows. The aIB also includes a output device configured to receive the windowed output signal and provide an output based on the second portion of the output signal. Methods for operating an aIB and window setting electronics for an aIB are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2024
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Inventors: David L. Chichester, James T. Johnson, Jay D. Hix, Edward H. Seabury
  • Publication number: 20240153659
    Abstract: A radiation monitoring system includes an optical fiber. The system further includes a scintillating fiber operatively coupled to a first end of the optical fiber at a first end of the scintillating fiber. The system also includes a damage detection device configured to detect damage to at least one of the optical fiber and the scintillating fiber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Luis A. Ocampo Giraldo, David L. Chichester, James T. Johnson, Jay D. Hix, Scott J. Thompson, Scott M. Watson