Patents by Inventor Jennifer Leigh Borst

Jennifer Leigh Borst 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: 11740382
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for detecting indeterminate objects of interest contained within an encompassing medium using radiation event counts. Statistical analysis of measured events, such as local gamma radiation counts, is used to determine the probability of an object's presence in a field area. Event-detecting nodes are used to establish the baseline event activity such as background radiation (including environmental factors) in the field area, at a location determined unlikely to contain objects of interest due to geologic context or previous digging. Each node then independently detects and quantifies event activity, in an area to be evaluated, to derive evidence of the probability that an object of interest is within the medium. The calculated probabilities are then used to guide exploratory digging by indicating the likely direction and depth of an object of interest relative to the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventors: Sherman Quackenbush Mohler, Craig H Sickles, Jessica L. Noviello, Jennifer Leigh Borst, Derek R. Hoffman, Mariah D. Heck
  • Publication number: 20220252527
    Abstract: This invention is an apparatus for the detection of indeterminate objects of interest contained within an encompassing medium using event detection including but not limited to radiation event counts. Methods currently in use for this purpose rely on prior knowledge of the object's characteristics (size, age, orientation, etc.), as in the case of detecting possible nuclear devices being transported by a vehicle. Additionally, these methods rely on the use of heavy lead shielding to eliminate the effects of background and atmospheric radiation, which makes the apparatus difficult to move and limits the size of the measurable area. Such methods are highly impractical for use in field studies, where the specific characteristics of objects of interest are often unknown and difficult terrain makes the use of heavy, unwieldy equipment impossible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Sherman Quackenbush Mohler, Criag H Sickles, Jessica L. Noviello, Jennifer Leigh Borst, Derek R. Hoffman, Mariah D. Heck