Patents by Inventor Karen Byrum

Karen Byrum 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).

  • Micro-channel plate detector
    Patent number: 9139905
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a micro-channel plate detector. An anodized aluminum oxide membrane is provided and includes a plurality of nanopores which have an Al coating and a thin layer of an emissive oxide material responsive to incident radiation, thereby providing a plurality of radiation sensitive channels for the micro-channel plate detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Elam, Seon W. Lee, Hsien-Hau Wang, Michael J. Pellin, Karen Byrum, Henry J. Frisch
  • MICRO-CHANNEL PLATE DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20110210259
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a micro-channel plate detector. An anodized aluminum oxide membrane is provided and includes a plurality of nanopores which have an Al coating and a thin layer of an emissive oxide material responsive to incident radiation, thereby providing a plurality of radiation sensitive channels for the micro-channel plate detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Jeffrey W. Elam, Hsien-Hau Wang, Michael J. Pellin, Karen Byrum, Henry J. Frisch, Seon W. Lee