Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Buckley

Kenneth R. Buckley 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).

  • Processes, systems, and apparatus for cyclotron production of technetium-99m
    Patent number: 11661668
    Abstract: A system for producing technetium-99m from molybdate-100. The system comprises: a target capsule apparatus for housing a Mo-100-coated target plate; a target capsule pickup apparatus for engaging, and delivering the target cell apparatus into a target station apparatus; target station apparatus for receiving and mounting therein the target capsule apparatus. The target station apparatus is engaged with a cyclotron for irradiating the Mo-100-coated target plate with protons. The irradiated target capsule apparatus is transferred to a receiving cell apparatus comprising a dissolution/purification module for receiving therein a proton-irradiated Mo-100-coated target plate. A conveyance conduit infrastructure interconnects: (i) the target capsule pickup apparatus with the target station apparatus, (ii) the target station apparatus and the receiving cell apparatus; and (iii) the receiving cell apparatus and the dissolution/purification module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TRIUMF INC.
    Inventors: Paul Schaffer, Francois Benard, Kenneth R. Buckley, Victoire Hanemaayer, Cornelia Manuela Hoehr, Julius Alexander Klug, Michael S. Kovacs, Thomas J. Morley, Thomas J. Ruth, John Valliant, Stefan K. Zeisler, Maurice G. Dodd
  • Target system for irradiation of molybdenum with particle beams
    Patent number: 11178747
    Abstract: A target system for irradiation of molybdenum with charged particles from an accelerator to produce technetium and molybdenum radioisotopes. The target system comprises a molybdenum-100 material brazed with a brazing alloy to a backing material. The backing material preferably comprises a dispersion-strengthened copper composite. The brazing alloy comprises copper and phosphorus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: TRIUMF INC.
    Inventors: Stefan K. Zeisler, Victoire Hanemaayer, Kenneth R. Buckley
  • TARGET SYSTEM FOR IRRADIATION OF MOLYBDENUM WITH PARTICLE BEAMS
    Publication number: 20170048962
    Abstract: A target system for irradiation of molybdenum with charged particles from an accelerator to produce technetium and molybdenum radioisotopes. The target system comprises a molybdenum-100 material brazed with a brazing alloy to a backing material. The backing material preferably comprises a dispersion-strengthened copper composite. The brazing alloy comprises copper and phosphorus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Triumf
    Inventors: Stefan K. Zeisler, Victoire Hanemaayer, Kenneth R. Buckley
  • System and method for the production of 18F-Fluoride
    Patent number: 6845137
    Abstract: A system and method for producing 18F-Fluoride by using a proton beam to irradiate 18Oxygen in gaseous form. The irradiated 18Oxygen is contained in a chamber that includes at least one component to which the produced 18F-Fluoride adheres. A solvent dissolves the produced 18F-Fluoride off of the at least one component while it is in the chamber. The solvent is then processed to obtain the 18F-Fluoride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Triumf
    Inventors: Thomas J. Ruth, Kenneth R. Buckley, Kwonsoo Chun, Salma Jivan, Stefan K. Zeisler
  • System and method for the production of 18F-Fluoride
    Publication number: 20010043663
    Abstract: A system and method for producing 18F-Fluoride by using a proton beam to irradiate 18Oxygen in gaseous form. The irradiated 18Oxygen is contained in a chamber that includes at least one component to which the produced 18F-Fluoride adheres. A solvent dissolves the produced 18F-Fluoride off of the at least one component while it is in the chamber. The solvent is then processed to obtain the 18F-Fluoride.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventors: Thomas J. Ruth, Kenneth R. Buckley, Kwonsoo Chun, Salma Jivan, Stefan K. Zeisler