Patents by Inventor Louis D. Schulte

Louis D. Schulte 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).

  • Actinide/beryllium neutron sources with reduced dispersion characteristics
    Patent number: 8241532
    Abstract: Neutron source comprising a composite, said composite comprising crystals comprising BeO and AmBe13, and an excess of beryllium, wherein the crystals have an average size of less than 2 microns; the size distribution of the crystals is less than 2 microns; and the beryllium is present in a 7-fold to a 75-fold excess by weight of the amount of AmBe13; and methods of making thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLc
    Inventor: Louis D. Schulte
  • ACTINIDE/BERYLLIUM NEUTRON SOURCES WITH REDUCED DISPERSION CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20110062397
    Abstract: Neutron source comprising a composite, said composite comprising crystals comprising BeO and AmBe13, and an excess of beryllium, wherein the crystals have an average size of less than 2 microns; the size distribution of the crystals is less than 2 microns; and the beryllium is present in a 7-fold to a 75-fold excess by weight of the amount of AmBe13; and methods of making thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventor: LOUIS D. SCHULTE