Patents by Inventor Jerry Hoggan

Jerry Hoggan 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).

  • Publication number: 20070274426
    Abstract: A method for detecting photonuclear-induced delayed neutrons emitted from a material by exciting the material with high-energy photon stimulation to generate neutrons emissions, detecting said neutrons, generating electric pulse signals representative of detected neutrons, amplifying and shaping said electric pulse signals with an amplifier, low-pass filter and high-pass filter, and comparing said amplified and shaped electric pulse signal with a threshold voltage to generate output pulses to detect delayed neutrons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: James Jones, Jerry Hoggan, Yale Harker, Woo Yoon, Larry Johnson
  • Publication number: 20050135534
    Abstract: A device for detecting photonuclear-induced neutrons is described herein. One embodiment of the device may comprise a neutron detector and a detection circuit. The neutron detector may comprise a detector output. The detection circuit may be operatively connected to the detector output and may comprise an amplifier, a low-pass filter, and a high pass filter. The amplifier may comprise an amplifier input and an amplifier output. The amplifier input may be being operatively connected to the detector output. The low-pass filter may comprise a low-pass filter input and a low-pass filter output. The low-pass filter input may be operatively connected to the amplifier output. The high-pass filter may comprise a high-pass filter input and a high-pass filter output. The high-pass filter input may be operatively connected to the amplifier output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: James Jones, Jerry Hoggan, Yale Harker, Woo Yoon, Larry Johnson