Patents by Inventor Karlheinz Gross

Karlheinz Gross 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).

  • Radiation detection device
    Patent number: 6310352
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for detecting input radiation such as X-rays, &ggr;-rays, ionizing radiation or fluorescent and low-level light. The device has at least one detection element comprising a sensor component (scintillator) for converting the input radiation into photons (scintillation light) in the UV, visible or IR part of the electromagnetic spectrum and an optical amplifier component which receives the light converted by the sensor component, forwards it for further processing and amplifies it at the same time. According to the invention, the amplifier component comprises at least one optical waveguide (1, 2, 2a, 2b, 20) whose material is optically pumped to amplify the scintillation light (3, 24, 25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum Stiftung Des Offentlichen Rechts
    Inventors: Karlheinz Gross, Wolfgang Maier-Borst, Michael Klaus, Hans-Hermann Schrenk, Gerd Stehle, Hannsjörg Sinn