Patents by Inventor Michael Anthony Quintero

Michael Anthony Quintero 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).

  • LITHIUM-CONTAINING THIOSTANNATE SPINELS FOR THERMAL NEUTRON AND ALPHA-PARTICLE DETECTION
    Publication number: 20240103186
    Abstract: Lithium-containing thiostannate spinel compounds having the formula Li2M1+xSn3?xS8, where x is 0 or 1 and M is Mg, Fe, Mn, Ni, Ga, In, or a combination thereof; or the formula Li1.66CuSn3.33S8 are provided. Methods and devices for detecting incident neutrons and alpha-particles using the compounds are also provided. For thermal neutron detection applications, the compounds can be enriched with lithium-6 isotope (6Li) to enhance their neutron detecting capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Michael Anthony Quintero