Patents by Inventor KELLY ALEXANDER JORDAN

KELLY ALEXANDER JORDAN 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).

  • System and method for internal inspection of rail components
    Patent number: 10151716
    Abstract: An internal imaging system has a radiation source and a plurality of detectors positioned to receive portions of the plurality of collimated beams that have been attenuated by interaction with the target. The radiation source is configured to irradiate a target with a plurality of collimated beams of radiation. Two of the plurality of collimated beams of radiation may have different beam shapes. Another internal imaging system includes a radiation source configured to irradiate a target with at least one collimated beam of radiation and at least one detector. A planar rotating collimator is positioned adjacent to the radiation source and is configured to form the at least one collimated beam. The at least one detector is positioned to receive attenuated portions of the at least one collimated beam. The radiation source may be or include a neutron source. The detectors may be or include a plurality of neutron converters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: GEORGETOWN RAIL EQUIPMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeb E. Belcher, Gregory Thomas Grissom, James Edward Baciak, Kelly Alexander Jordan, Jyothier Nimmagadda, Shuang Cui, Michele Viola Manuel
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL INSPECTION OF RAIL COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20170038316
    Abstract: An internal imaging system has a radiation source and a plurality of detectors positioned to receive portions of the plurality of collimated beams that have been attenuated by interaction with the target. The radiation source is configured to irradiate a target with a plurality of collimated beams of radiation. Two of the plurality of collimated beams of radiation may have different beam shapes. Another internal imaging system includes a radiation source configured to irradiate a target with at least one collimated beam of radiation and at least one detector. A planar rotating collimator is positioned adjacent to the radiation source and is configured to form the at least one collimated beam. The at least one detector is positioned to receive attenuated portions of the at least one collimated beam. The radiation source may be or include a neutron source. The detectors may be or include a plurality of neutron converters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: JEB E. BELCHER, GREGORY THOMAS GRISSOM, JAMES EDWARD BACIAK, KELLY ALEXANDER JORDAN, JYOTHIER NIMMAGADDA, SHUANG CUI, MICHELE VIOLA MANUEL