Patents by Inventor Michael Aspinall

Michael Aspinall 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).

  • METHOD OF NEUTRON TOMOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20180209923
    Abstract: A method of obtaining neutron tomography images of a workpiece (201), by means of a neutron source (101) and a plurality of neutron detectors (107), where the neutron source is an isotopic source containing less than one gram of radioactive isotope(s); the workpiece is up to 300×300×300 mm in size; and measurements to generate at least one tomography image of a workpiece take one hour or less to obtain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Malcolm Joyce, Stewart Agar, Edmund Colley, Miriam Colling, Joseph Dykes, Pheovos Kardasopoulos, Kate Mitton, Michael Aspinall
  • Apparatus and method for radiation analysis
    Patent number: 8796632
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for radiation analysis, comprising a pulse discrimination module arranged to receive a signal corresponding to a pulse output by a scintillator and to determine a discrimination value indicative of one or more characteristics of the pulse, and a radiation type determination module for determining a type of radiation responsible for the pulse according to the discrimination value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Hybrid Instruments Limited
    Inventors: Michael Aspinall, Malcolm Joyce
  • Apparatus and Method for Radiation Analysis
    Publication number: 20120080598
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for radiation analysis, comprising a pulse discrimination module arranged to receive a signal corresponding to a pulse output by a scintillator and to determine a discrimination value indicative of one or more characteristics of the pulse, and a radiation type determination module for determining a type of radiation responsible for the pulse according to the discrimination value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Hybrid Instruments Limited
    Inventors: Michael Aspinall, Malcolm Joyce