Patents by Inventor Kevin C. McMahon

Kevin C. McMahon 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: 8013607
    Abstract: A positron emission tomography (PET) detector ring comprising: a radiation detector ring comprising scintillators (74) viewed by photomultiplier tubes (72); and a magnetic field shielding enclosure (83, 84) surrounding sides and a back side of the annular radiation detector ring so as to shield the photomultiplier tubes of the radiation detector ring. Secondary magnetic field shielding (76?) may also be provided, comprising a ferromagnetic material having higher magnetic permeability and lower magnetic saturation characteristics as compared with the magnetic field shielding enclosure, the second magnetic field shielding also arranged to shield the photomultiplier tubes of the radiation detector ring. The secondary magnetic field shielding may comprise a mu-metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Gordon D. DeMeester, Michael A. Morich, Kevin C. McMahon, Jerome J. Griesmer
  • Publication number: 20090195249
    Abstract: A positron emission tomography (PET) detector ring comprising: a radiation detector ring comprising scintillators (74) viewed by photomultiplier tubes (72); and a magnetic field shielding enclosure (83, 84) surrounding sides and a back side of the annular radiation detector ring so as to shield the photomultiplier tubes of the radiation detector ring. Secondary magnetic field shielding (76?) may also be provided, comprising a ferromagnetic material having higher magnetic permeability and lower magnetic saturation characteristics as compared with the magnetic field shielding enclosure, the second magnetic field shielding also arranged to shield the photomultiplier tubes of the radiation detector ring. The secondary magnetic field shielding may comprise a mu-metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Gordon D. DeMEESTER, Michael A. MORICH, Kevin C. McMAHON, Jerome J. GRIESMER
  • Patent number: 7303112
    Abstract: A method of repairing a braze joint and the resulting joint includes removing an unsuitable portion of a first joining material in a joint between a first member and a second member of an aerospace assembly and cleaning the joint. A stripping solution is used to remove the unsuitable portion of the first joining material. A first cleaning solution is used to clean the joint, and the joint is further cleaned using a second cleaning solution. During a rebrazing step, a second joining material moves into a void left by the removed unsuitable portion from the removal step to form a new joint between the first member and the second member that includes the remaining first joining material and the second joining material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Ivory, Jose A. Echevarria, Gary M. Lomasney, David R. Malley, Kevin C. McMahon, James J. Moor, Joseph Rokicki