Patents by Inventor Michael L. Bush

Michael L. Bush 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).

  • Patent number: 9354334
    Abstract: A detector assembly includes a cap assembly configured to close an end of a detector housing that is configured to contain a sensor therein, the cap assembly has a radially expandable member configured to expand radially within the detector housing and lock the position of the cap assembly relative to the detector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Michael L. Bush
  • Publication number: 20150369933
    Abstract: A shell for a radiation sensor comprising a body defining an aperture adapted to receive a radiation sensing component; and a plurality of fins outwardly extending from the body, wherein an axial distance between a first pair of adjacent fins is different from an axial distance between a second pair of adjacent fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Artan Duraj, John M. Frank, Michael L. Bush
  • Publication number: 20150362600
    Abstract: A scintillator device includes an optically clear substrate, a scintillator plastic layer overlying the optically clear substrate, and an optically clear polymer layer between the optically clear substrate and the scintillator plastic layer. The optically clear polymer layer can mechanically and optically couple the scintillator plastic layer to the optically clear substrate. Further, the clear polymer layer can be configured to substantially reduce the formation of cracks in the scintillator plastic layer due to thermal expansion, thermal contraction, or a combination thereof, of the scintillator device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Louis Perna, Michael L. Bush, Lance J. Wilson
  • Patent number: 9057790
    Abstract: A scintillator device includes an optically clear substrate, a scintillator plastic layer overlying the optically clear substrate, and an optically clear polymer layer between the optically clear substrate and the scintillator plastic layer. The optically clear polymer layer can mechanically and optically couple the scintillator plastic layer to the optically clear substrate. Further, the clear polymer layer can be configured to substantially reduce the formation of cracks in the scintillator plastic layer due to thermal expansion, thermal contraction, or a combination thereof, of the scintillator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis Perna, Michael L. Bush, Lance J. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20140084162
    Abstract: A detector assembly includes a cap assembly configured to close an end of a detector housing that is configured to contain a sensor therein, the cap assembly has a radially expandable member configured to expand radially within the detector housing and lock the position of the cap assembly relative to the detector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael L. Bush
  • Patent number: 8624176
    Abstract: A detector assembly includes a cap assembly configured to close an end of a detector housing that is configured to contain a sensor therein, the cap assembly has a radially expandable member configured to expand radially within the detector housing and lock the position of the cap assembly relative to the detector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael L. Bush
  • Publication number: 20130092828
    Abstract: A scintillator device includes an optically clear substrate, a scintillator plastic layer overlying the optically clear substrate, and an optically clear polymer layer between the optically clear substrate and the scintillator plastic layer. The optically clear polymer layer can mechanically and optically couple the scintillator plastic layer to the optically clear substrate. Further, the clear polymer layer can be configured to substantially reduce the formation of cracks in the scintillator plastic layer due to thermal expansion, thermal contraction, or a combination thereof, of the scintillator device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Inventors: Louis Perna, Michael L. Bush, Lance J. Wilson
  • Patent number: 7977640
    Abstract: A scintillation article including a scintillation detector coupled to a photomultiplier tube (PMT) housing, and a PMT assembly disposed within the PMT housing. The scintillation article further includes a cap assembly selectively coupled to the PMT assembly, wherein upon moving the cap assembly from an assembled position in which the cap assembly is engaged with the housing to an extracted position in which the cap assembly is disengaged and removed from the housing, the cap assembly mechanically engages the PMT assembly and extracts the PMT assembly from the PMT housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael L. Bush
  • Publication number: 20110155896
    Abstract: A detector assembly includes a cap assembly configured to close an end of a detector housing that is configured to contain a sensor therein, the cap assembly has a radially expandable member configured to expand radially within the detector housing and lock the position of the cap assembly relative to the detector housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Michael L. Bush
  • Patent number: 7750306
    Abstract: Embodiments of a radiation detector and subassemblies thereof are provided having a scintillator with a face and a reflector constructed and arranged to redirect a majority of light leaving the face of the scintillator at an angle within a range of 45 to 135 degrees compared to the direction in which the light was traveling when it left the face. In other embodiments a method is provided including receiving radiation into a scintillator having a face, producing light with the scintillator in response to the radiation, allowing at least a portion of the light to leave the face, and reflecting a majority of the light leaving the face at an angle within a range of 45 to 135 degrees compared to the direction in which the light was traveling when it left the face with a reflector. Other embodiments are directed to a reflector including a plurality of prisms having a first face and a second face with a barrier on the first face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter R. Menge, Michael L. Bush, Michael Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20090309030
    Abstract: A scintillation article including a scintillation detector coupled to a photomultiplier tube (PMT) housing, and a PMT assembly disposed within the PMT housing. The scintillation article further includes a cap assembly selectively coupled to the PMT assembly, wherein upon moving the cap assembly from an assembled position in which the cap assembly is engaged with the housing to an extracted position in which the cap assembly is disengaged and removed from the housing, the cap assembly mechanically engages the PMT assembly and extracts the PMT assembly from the PMT housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael L. Bush
  • Publication number: 20090065700
    Abstract: Embodiments of a radiation detector and subassemblies thereof are provided having a scintillator with a face and a reflector constructed and arranged to redirect a majority of light leaving the face of the scintillator at an angle within a range of 45 to 135 degrees compared to the direction in which the light was traveling when it left the face. In other embodiments a method is provided including receiving radiation into a scintillator having a face, producing light with the scintillator in response to the radiation, allowing at least a portion of the light to leave the face, and reflecting a majority of the light leaving the face at an angle within a range of 45 to 135 degrees compared to the direction in which the light was traveling when it left the face with a reflector. Other embodiments are directed to a reflector including a plurality of prisms having a first face and a second face with a barrier on the first face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS & PLASTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Peter R. Menge, Michael L. Bush, Michael Jacobson
  • Patent number: 5255452
    Abstract: A system for allowing a shoe wearer to lean forwardly beyond his center of gravity by virtue of wearing a specially designed pair of shoes which will engage with a hitch member movably projectable through a stage surface. The shoes have a specially designed heel slot which can be detachably engaged with the hitch member by simply sliding the shoe wearer's foot forward, thereby engaging with the hitch member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Triumph International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Jackson, Michael L. Bush, Dennis Tompkins