Patents by Inventor Jerry L. Schlabach

Jerry L. Schlabach 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).

  • Additively manufactured concrete-bearing radiation attenuation structure
    Patent number: 10074449
    Abstract: A radiation-shielding attenuation structure and method of forming the attenuation structure, wherein the attenuation structure is made by additively manufacturing a concrete material that includes one or more attenuation dopants configured to enhance the radiation shielding of the concrete material. The one or more attenuation dopants may be configured in the concrete material to attenuate one or more types of radiation, such as electromagnetic radiation, gamma radiation, X-ray radiation, or neutron radiation. The attenuation structure formed by the concrete material may be additively manufactured on-site according to a model that has already been pre-certified for safe or secure use, thereby providing a repeatable and reproducible process that can reduce lead times and fabrication costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Ryan D. White, Andrew Michael Wilds, Jerry L. Schlabach
  • Additively Manufactured Concrete-Bearing Radiation Attenuation Structure
    Publication number: 20170365365
    Abstract: A radiation-shielding attenuation structure and method of forming the attenuation structure, wherein the attenuation structure is made by additively manufacturing a concrete material that includes one or more attenuation dopants configured to enhance the radiation shielding of the concrete material. The one or more attenuation dopants may be configured in the concrete material to attenuate one or more types of radiation, such as electromagnetic radiation, gamma radiation, X-ray radiation, or neutron radiation. The attenuation structure formed by the concrete material may be additively manufactured on-site according to a model that has already been pre-certified for safe or secure use, thereby providing a repeatable and reproducible process that can reduce lead times and fabrication costs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Ryan D. White, Andrew Michael Wilds, Jerry L. Schlabach