Patents by Inventor Kurt L. Silvers

Kurt L. Silvers 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 Monitoring Devices and Associated Methods
    Publication number: 20230168390
    Abstract: Radiation monitoring devices and associated methods are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Brion J. Burghard, William G. Bennett, Kurt L. Silvers, Anton S. Sinkov, Erik S. Simunds, Andrei B. Valsan, Sean D. McGaughey
  • Serial Moire scanning phase contrast x-ray imaging
    Patent number: 11639903
    Abstract: Method include emitting x-rays from an x-ray source, directing a first portion of the x-rays through an object grating situated adjacent to an object while the object is scanned relative to the object grating along a scan direction, directing a second portion of the x-rays through the object and subsequently through a detector grating without transmitting through the object grating, wherein the object grating and detector grating are adjacently arranged in a field of view of the x-rays sequentially with respect to each other in the scan direction, and receiving the first portion transmitted through the object and object grating with a first portion of a detector and receiving the second portion transmitted through the object and the detector grating with a second portion of the detector adjacent to the first portion of the detector. Systems are also disclosed, along with related techniques for beam hardening correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Erin A. Miller, Richard E. Jacob, Nikhil S. Deshmukh, Cynthia L. Warner, Richard S. Wittman, Luke W. Campbell, Dustin M. Kasparek, Andy Gilbert, Stanley L. Owsley, Jr., Kurt L. Silvers, Mital A. Zalavadia
  • SERIAL MOIRE SCANNING PHASE CONTRAST X-RAY IMAGING
    Publication number: 20210349040
    Abstract: Method include emitting x-rays from an x-ray source, directing a first portion of the x-rays through an object grating situated adjacent to an object while the object is scanned relative to the object grating along a scan direction, directing a second portion of the x-rays through the object and subsequently through a detector grating without transmitting through the object grating, wherein the object grating and detector grating are adjacently arranged in a field of view of the x-rays sequentially with respect to each other in the scan direction, and receiving the first portion transmitted through the object and object grating with a first portion of a detector and receiving the second portion transmitted through the object and the detector grating with a second portion of the detector adjacent to the first portion of the detector. Systems are also disclosed, along with related techniques for beam hardening correction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Erin A. Miller, Richard E. Jacob, Nikhil S. Deshmukh, Cynthia L. Warner, Richard S. Wittman, Luke W. Campbell, Dustin M. Kasparek, Andy Gilbert, Stanley L. Owsley, JR., Kurt L. Silvers, Mital A. Zalavadia