Patents by Inventor José M. Álvarez Pastor

José M. Álvarez Pastor 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: 8497484
    Abstract: A device (10) for detecting highly energetic photons, comprising one or more pixelated solid-state detectors (11) for detecting the highly energetic photons; means for providing a high voltage for polarizing said solid-state detectors; one or more pixelated readout elements (30), a readout element being connected to each of said one or more pixelated solid-state detectors (11); an input/output element (12) connected to said readout elements (30) for data input and output; and a base layer (13) for mounting the pixelated solid-state detectors (11), the readout elements (30) and the input/output element (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignees: Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies and X-Ray Imatek, S.L., Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
    Inventors: Mokhtar Chmeissani Raad, José M. Álvarez Pastor, Carlos Sánchez Sánchez
  • Publication number: 20110253901
    Abstract: A device (10) for detecting highly energetic photons, comprising one or more pixelated solid-state detectors (11) for detecting the highly energetic photons; means for providing a high voltage for polarizing said solid-state detectors; one or more pixelated readout elements (30), a readout element being connected to each of said one or more pixelated solid-state detectors (11); an input/output element (12) connected to said readout elements (30) for data input and output; and a base layer (13) for mounting the pixelated solid-state detectors (11), the readout elements (30) and the input/output element (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicants: INSTITUT DE FISICA D'ALTES ENERGIES, X-RAY IMATEK, S.L, CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
    Inventors: Mokhtar Chmeissani Raad, José M. Álvarez Pastor, Carlos Sanchez Sanchez