Patents by Inventor Melinda Sweany

Melinda Sweany 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).

  • SCINTILLATOR ARRAY FOR RADIATION DETECTION
    Publication number: 20230314634
    Abstract: A radiation detector includes a photodetector and a scintillator coupled thereto. The scintillator is formed of a scintillator material comprising an organic glass scintillator (OGS) material and at least one of a polymer additive or a plasticizer additive. The scintillator emits light when radiation is received at the scintillator, and the light is received by the photodetector. The radiation detector can further include a frame that has an interior cavity that holds the scintillator in position with respect to the photodetector, such that the light emitted by the scintillator is transmitted to the photodetector. The scintillator can be formed by casting amorphous scintillator material in the interior cavity of the frame. The frame can then be coupled to the photodetector to form the radiation detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph Carlson, Patrick L. Feng, Nicholas Myllenbeck, Huu Tran, Lucas Nguyen, Melinda Sweany, Peter Marleau
  • Scintillator array for radiation detection
    Patent number: 11681055
    Abstract: A radiation detector includes a photodetector and a scintillator coupled thereto. The scintillator is formed of a scintillator material comprising an organic glass scintillator (OGS) material and at least one of a polymer additive or a plasticizer additive. The scintillator emits light when radiation is received at the scintillator, and the light is received by the photodetector. The radiation detector can further include a frame that has an interior cavity that holds the scintillator in position with respect to the photodetector, such that the light emitted by the scintillator is transmitted to the photodetector. The scintillator can be formed by casting amorphous scintillator material in the interior cavity of the frame. The frame can then be coupled to the photodetector to form the radiation detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Carlson, Patrick L. Feng, Nicholas Myllenbeck, Huu Tran, Lucas Nguyen, Melinda Sweany, Peter Marleau