Patents by Inventor Michael L. Bucss

Michael L. Bucss 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).

  • Cancellation of ringing artifacts and far field interference in nuclear quadrupole resonance
    Patent number: 7791342
    Abstract: A device for detecting a class of target species containing quadrupolar nuclei in a specimen by nuclear quadrupole resonance, comprising a pulse generator for generating a three-pulse-composite-pulse to refocus signals that were excited by another pulse, an irradiator for irradiating a specimen with the three-pulse-composite-pulse, a detector for detecting an NQR signal in response to irradiating the specimen, a coupler for transmitting the three-pulse-composite-pulse to the irradiating means, and a transformer for converting the free induction decay signal into a frequency domain signal. A method for detecting a class of target species containing quadrupolar nuclei in a specimen by nuclear quadrupole resonance, comprising generating a three-pulse-composite-pulse, irradiating said specimen with said three-pulse-composite-pulse, detecting an NQR signal in response to irradiating said specimen and converting said free induction decay signal into a frequency domain signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Inventors: Karen L. Sauer, Christopher A. Klug, Michael L. Bucss, Joel B. Miller
  • Cancellation of ringing artifacts and far field interference in nuclear quadrupole resonance
    Publication number: 20090027049
    Abstract: A device for detecting a class of target species containing quadrupolar nuclei in a specimen by nuclear quadrupole resonance, comprising pulse generating means for generating a three-pulse-composite-pulse to refocus signals that were excited by another pulse, irradiating means for irradiating a specimen with the three-pulse-composite-pulse, detecting means for detecting an NQR signal in response to irradiating the specimen, coupling means for transmitting the three-pulse-composite-pulse to the irradiating means, coupling means for receiving the NQR signal from the detecting means and transform means for converting the free induction decay signal into a frequency domain signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Karen L. Sauer, Christopher A. Klug, Michael L. Bucss, Joel B. Miller