Patents by Inventor Marc Garland

Marc Garland 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).

  • Production of thorium-229 from thorium-230
    Publication number: 20070098130
    Abstract: A method for producing 229Th uses 230Th as a target material. 229Th can be formed from 230Th using energetic particles, including neutron, gamma ray, proton or deuteron bombardment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Applicant: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Saed Mirzadeh, Marc Garland
  • Production of thorium-229
    Publication number: 20050105666
    Abstract: A method for producing 229Th includes the steps of providing 226Ra as a target material, and bombarding the target material with alpha particles, helium-3, or neutrons to form 229Th. When neutrons are used, the neutrons preferably include an epithermal neutron flux of at least 1×1013 n s?1·cm?2. 228Ra can also be bombarded with thermal and/or energetic neutrons to result in a neutron capture reaction to form 229Th. Using 230Th as a target material, 229Th can be formed using neutron, gamma ray, proton or deuteron bombardment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Saed Mirzadeh, Marc Garland