Patents by Inventor Michael Serio
Michael Serio 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).
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Publication number: 20230218244Abstract: A medical imaging system for detecting ionizing radiation. The system includes one or more pixilated imagers positioned to acquire patient image data and one or more position sensors positioned to acquire patient position data. Once the patient image data and patient position data are acquired, one or more processors operably connected to each of the one or more pixilated imagers and one or more position sensors calculate a three-dimensional mass distribution based on patient image data and patient position data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Eric P. RUBENSTEIN, Peter R. SOLOMON, Gordon A. DRUKIER, Marek A. WOJTOWICZ, Joseph E. COSGROVE, Michael A. SERIO, James R. MARKHAM, Kenneth W. WANG, William M. PRAMENKO
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Patent number: 11540787Abstract: A medical imaging system for detecting ionizing radiation. The system includes one or more pixilated imagers positioned to acquire patient image data and one or more position sensors positioned to acquire patient position data. Once the patient image data and patient position data are acquired, one or more processors operably connected to each of the one or more pixilated imagers and one or more position sensors calculate a three-dimensional mass distribution based on patient image data and patient position data.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: IMAGE INSIGHT, INC.Inventors: Eric P. Rubenstein, Peter R. Solomon, Gordon A. Drukier, Marek A. Wojtowicz, Joseph E. Cosgrove, Michael A. Serio, James R. Markham, Kenneth W. Wang, William M. Pramenko
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Publication number: 20210128083Abstract: A medical imaging system for detecting ionizing radiation. The system includes one or more pixilated imagers positioned to acquire patient image data and one or more position sensors positioned to acquire patient position data. Once the patient image data and patient position data are acquired, one or more processors operably connected to each of the one or more pixilated imagers and one or more position sensors calculate a three-dimensional mass distribution based on patient image data and patient position data.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Eric P. RUBENSTEIN, Peter R. SOLOMON, Gordon A. DRUKIER, Marek A. WOJTOWICZ, Joseph E. COSGROVE, Michael A. SERIO, James R. MARKHAM, Kenneth W. WANG, William M. PRAMENKO
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Publication number: 20210001305Abstract: High purity carbon sorbent monoliths that are particularly effective for the adsorption and subsequent desorption of trace-contaminants, such as ammonia, are produced by 3D-printing polymer monoliths, carbonizing them, and subsequently activating them to produce an effective amount of at least one type of oxygen species on exposed carbon surfaces. The high purity carbon sorbent monoliths are vacuum-regenerable on a time scale of a few minutes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: ADVANCED FUEL RESEARCH, INC.Inventors: Joseph E. Cosgrove, Marek A. Wójtowicz, Michael A. Serio, Andrew E. Carlson
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Patent number: 10751008Abstract: A medical imaging system for detecting ionizing radiation. The system includes one or more pixilated imagers positioned to acquire patient image data and one or more position sensors positioned to acquire patient position data. Once the patient image data and patient position data are acquired, one or more processors operably connected to each of the one or more pixilated imagers and one or more position sensors calculate a three-dimensional mass distribution based on patient image data and patient position data.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: IMAGE INSIGHT, INC.Inventors: Eric P. Rubenstein, Peter R. Solomon, Gordon A. Drukier, Marek A. Wojtowicz, Joseph E. Cosgrove, Michael A. Serio, James R. Markham, Kenneth W. Wang, William M. Pramenko
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Publication number: 20190328342Abstract: A medical imaging system for detecting ionizing radiation. The system includes one or more pixilated imagers positioned to acquire patient image data and one or more position sensors positioned to acquire patient position data. Once the patient image data and patient position data are acquired, one or more processors operably connected to each of the one or more pixilated imagers and one or more position sensors calculate a three-dimensional mass distribution based on patient image data and patient position data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Inventors: Eric P. RUBENSTEIN, Peter R. SOLOMON, Gordon A. DRUKIER, Marek A. WOJTOWICZ, Joseph E. COSGROVE, Michael A. SERIO, James R. MARKHAM, Kenneth W. WANG, William M. PRAMENKO
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Patent number: 10278656Abstract: A medical imaging system for detecting ionizing radiation. The system includes one or more pixilated imagers positioned to acquire patient image data and one or more position sensors positioned to acquire patient position data. Once the patient image data and patient position data are acquired, one or more processors operably connected to each of the one or more pixilated imagers and one or more position sensors calculate a three-dimensional mass distribution based on patient image data and patient position data.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: IMAGE INSIGHT, INC.Inventors: Eric P. Rubenstein, Peter R. Solomon, Gordon A. Drukier, Marek A. Wojtowicz, Joseph E. Cosgrove, Michael A. Serio, James R. Markham, Kenneth W. Wang, William M. Pramenko
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Publication number: 20170319155Abstract: A medical imaging system for detecting ionizing radiation. The system includes one or more pixilated imagers positioned to acquire patient image data and one or more position sensors positioned to acquire patient position data. Once the patient image data and patient position data are acquired, one or more processors operably connected to each of the one or more pixilated imagers and one or more position sensors calculate a three-dimensional mass distribution based on patient image data and patient position data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Eric P. RUBENSTEIN, Peter R. SOLOMON, Gordon A. DRUKIER, Marek A. WOJTOWICZ, Joseph E. COSGROVE, Michael A. SERIO, James R. MARKHAM, Kenneth W. WANG, William M. PRAMENKO
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Patent number: 9073039Abstract: A sorbent that is particularly effective for the efficient adsorption and subsequent desorption of ammonia is produced from a high-purity carbon material which is exposed to an oxidizing environment so as to produce an effective amount of at least one oxygen species on its exposed surfaces. The high purity carbon material may be produced by carbonizing a polymer material, and the sorbent may comprise a support having an open-cell, three dimensional, lattice-like structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2013Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: ADAVANCED FUEL RESEARCH, INC.Inventors: Marek A. Wójtowicz, Joseph E. Cosgrove, Michael A. Serio
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Publication number: 20140013942Abstract: A sorbent that is particularly effective for the efficient adsorption and subsequent desorption of ammonia is produced from a high-purity carbon material which is exposed to an oxidizing environment so as to produce an effective amount of at least one oxygen species on its exposed surfaces. The high purity carbon material may be produced by carbonizing a polymer material, and the sorbent may comprise a support having an open-cell, three dimensional, lattice-like structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2013Publication date: January 16, 2014Applicant: Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.Inventors: Marek A. Wójtowicz, Joseph E. Cosgrove, Michael A. Serio
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Patent number: 8615812Abstract: High-strength porous carbon and a method of its manufacture are described for multifunctional applications, such as ballistic protection, structural components, ultracapacitor electrodes, gas storage, and radiation shielding. The carbon is produced from a polymer precursor via carbonization, and optionally by surface activation and post-treatment.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2010Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.Inventors: Marek A. Wójtowicz, Eric P. Rubenstein, Michael A. Serio, Joseph E. Cosgrove
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Publication number: 20130015181Abstract: A method and apparatus that enable high efficiency microwave heating, for pyrolysis of low loss materials (i.e. poor absorbers of microwave energy). A unique microwave susceptor geometry is employed to enhance the heating of the low loss material. The geometry is such that the microwave radiation is caused to impinge upon the susceptor body, with the low loss material being effectively interposed between the microwave source and the susceptor body.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2012Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventors: Joseph E. Cosgrove, Marek A. Wójtowicz, Michael A. Serio
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Patent number: 8231712Abstract: The method enables control over carbon pore structure to provide sorbents that are particularly advantageous for the adsorption of specific gases. It involves preparation of a sorbent precursor material, carbonization of the precursor material, and, usually, activation of the carbonized material. The resultant material is subjected to heat treatment and/or to surface conditioning by a reducing gas at elevated temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2009Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.Inventors: Marek A. Wójtowicz, Eric Rubenstein, Michael A. Serio
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Publication number: 20110167530Abstract: High-strength porous carbon and a method of its manufacture are described for multifunctional applications, such as ballistic protection, structural components, ultracapacitor electrodes, gas storage, and radiation shielding. The carbon is produced from a polymer precursor via carbonization, and optionally by surface activation and post-treatment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2010Publication date: July 14, 2011Inventors: Marek A. Wojtowicz, Eric P. Rubenstein, Michael A. Serio, Joseph E. Cosgrove
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Patent number: 7794862Abstract: The method for generating a hydrogen-rich stream from hydrocarbon fuels, ultimately to produce hydrogen gas, involves the following two steps performed in a cyclic fashion: (1) pyrolysis of the hydrocarbon fuel to obtain a carbon-rich fraction and a hydrogen-rich fraction; and (2) oxidation of the carbon-rich fraction, or a portion of it, for heat generation. The method involves the following optional steps: (3) steam gasification of part of the carbon-rich fraction to produce additional amounts of hydrogen and carbon monoxide; (4) water-gas shift reaction to convert carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide with the simultaneous formation of additional amounts of hydrogen; and (5) steam reforming of light hydrocarbons that may be produced in step (1) to produce more hydrogen and carbon monoxide.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2008Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.Inventors: Marek A. Wojtowicz, Michael A. Serio, Erik Kroo, Eric M. Suuberg
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Publication number: 20100116136Abstract: The method enables control over carbon pore structure to provide sorbents that are particularly advantageous for the adsorption of specific gases. It involves preparation of a sorbent precursor material, carbonization of the precursor material, and, usually, activation of the carbonized material. The resultant material is subjected to heat treatment and/or to surface conditioning by a reducing gas at elevated temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2009Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventors: Marek A. Wójtowicz, Eric Rubenstein, Michael A. Serio
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Publication number: 20080171246Abstract: The method for generating a hydrogen-rich stream from hydrocarbon fuels, ultimately to produce hydrogen gas, involves the following two steps performed in a cyclic fashion: (1) pyrolysis of the hydrocarbon fuel to obtain a carbon-rich fraction and a hydrogen-rich fraction; and (2) oxidation of the carbon-rich fraction, or a portion of it, for heat generation. The method involves the following optional steps: (3) steam gasification of part of the carbon-rich fraction to produce additional amounts of hydrogen and carbon monoxide; (4) water-gas shift reaction to convert carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide with the simultaneous formation of additional amounts of hydrogen; and (5) steam reforming of light hydrocarbons that may be produced in step (1) to produce more hydrogen and carbon monoxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2008Publication date: July 17, 2008Inventors: Marek A. Wojtowicz, Michael A. Serio, Erik Kroo, Eric M. Suuberg
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Patent number: 7241323Abstract: Solid waste resource recovery in space is effected by pyrolysis processing, to produce light gases as the main products (CH4, H2, CO2, CO, H2O, NH3) and a reactive carbon-rich char as the main byproduct. Significant amounts of liquid products are formed under less severe pyrolysis conditions, and are cracked almost completely to gases as the temperature is raised. A primary pyrolysis model for the composite mixture is based on an existing model for whole biomass materials, and an artificial neural network models the changes in gas composition with the severity of pyrolysis conditions.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2006Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Serio, Erik Kroo, Marek A. Wojtowicz, Eric M. Suuberg
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Patent number: 7169197Abstract: Solid waste resource recovery in space is effected by pyrolysis processing, to produce light gases as the main products (CH4, H2, CO2, CO, H2O, NH3) and a reactive carbon-rich char as the main byproduct. Significant amounts of liquid products are formed under less severe pyrolysis conditions, and are cracked almost completely to gases as the temperature is raised. A primary pyrolysis model for the composite mixture is based on an existing model for whole biomass materials, and an artificial neural network models the changes in gas composition with the severity of pyrolysis conditions.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2001Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: Advanced Fuel Research, Inc.Inventors: Michael A. Serio, Erik Kroo, Marek A. Wojtowicz, Eric M. Suuberg
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Publication number: 20060185245Abstract: Solid waste resource recovery in space is effected by pyrolysis processing, to produce light gases as the main products (CH4, H2, CO2, CO, H2O, NH3) and a reactive carbon-rich char as the main byproduct. Significant amounts of liquid products are formed under less severe pyrolysis conditions, and are cracked almost completely to gases as the temperature is raised. A primary pyrolysis model for the composite mixture is based on an existing model for whole biomass materials, and an artificial neural network models the changes in gas composition with the severity of pyrolysis conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2006Publication date: August 24, 2006Inventors: Michael Serio, Erik Kroo, Marek Wojtowicz, Eric Suuberg