Patents by Inventor Jill Bumham

Jill Bumham 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).

  • Very large-scale integration (VLSI) circuit for measuring charge pulses
    Publication number: 20060043315
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a detector system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a detector system that comprises an ionizing radiation detector; a very large-scale integration (VLSI) circuit bonded with the ionizing radiation detector for receiving a signal from the ionizing radiation detector; and a microprocessor connected with the VSLI circuit for operating the VLSI circuit. Signals are received by the ionizing radiation detector, passed through the VLSI circuit, and processed by the microprocessor. The VLSI circuit includes a plurality of readout channels. Each readout channel includes a pre-amplifier; a plurality of sampling capacitors; a shaping amplifier; a discriminator; and a latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Walter Cook, Jill Bumham
  • Cadmium-zinc-telluride detectors
    Publication number: 20050167606
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cadmium-zinc-telluride (CdZnTe) detectors. More specifically, the present invention relates CdZnTe pixel detectors that are optimized for astrophysical applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventors: Fiona Harrison, Walter Cook, Chi Ming Chen, Branislav Kecman, Peter Mao, Stephen Schindler, Jill Bumham