Patents by Inventor Nicholas Myllenbeck
Nicholas Myllenbeck 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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Patent number: 12105231Abstract: A radiation detector includes a photodetector and a scintillator coupled thereto. The scintillator is formed of a scintillator material comprising an organic glass scintillator (OGS) material and at least one of a polymer additive or a plasticizer additive. The scintillator emits light when radiation is received at the scintillator, and the light is received by the photodetector. The radiation detector can further include a frame that has an interior cavity that holds the scintillator in position with respect to the photodetector, such that the light emitted by the scintillator is transmitted to the photodetector. The scintillator can be formed by casting amorphous scintillator material in the interior cavity of the frame. The frame can then be coupled to the photodetector to form the radiation detector.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2023Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Joseph Carlson, Patrick L. Feng, Nicholas Myllenbeck, Huu Tran, Lucas Nguyen, Melinda Sweany, Peter Marleau
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Patent number: 12077719Abstract: A fuel for an internal combustion engine includes a C5 to C30 dialkoxyalkanoate corresponding to formula (I): wherein the R1 group is —H or a —CH3 group, the R2 and R2? groups are alkyl groups independently selected to have 1 to 9 carbon atoms; and the R3 group is selected to have 1 to 9 carbon atoms. The compounds described herein may be used as neat fuels or mixed fuels (with diesel, biodiesel, jet fuel, marine fuel or other fuel compounds) in autoignition or spark ignition engines, such as diesel engines, gasoline (spark ignition) engines, MCCI, Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) engines, or more generally in Low-Temperature Gasoline Combustion (LTGC) engines (using gasoline-like fuels), that have the high-efficiency advantages of HCCI but can operate with some level of charge inhomogeneities. Methods of making these compounds are environmentally friendly and can be done in a continuous manner.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Nicholas Myllenbeck, Ryan Wesley Davis, Eric Monroe, Joseph Carlson
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Patent number: 11795388Abstract: A plastic scintillator includes a polymeric matrix comprising a primary fluorophore capable of forming an amorphous glass in its pure form. The primary fluorophore is also capable of generating luminescence in the presence of ionizing radiation and includes: a central species including silicon; a luminescent organic group bonded to the central species or to an optional organic linker group, the luminescent organic group including fluorene or an analog thereof; and the optional organic linker group, if present, is bonded to the central species and the luminescent organic group.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Nicholas Myllenbeck, Patrick L. Feng, Joseph Carlson
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Publication number: 20230314634Abstract: A radiation detector includes a photodetector and a scintillator coupled thereto. The scintillator is formed of a scintillator material comprising an organic glass scintillator (OGS) material and at least one of a polymer additive or a plasticizer additive. The scintillator emits light when radiation is received at the scintillator, and the light is received by the photodetector. The radiation detector can further include a frame that has an interior cavity that holds the scintillator in position with respect to the photodetector, such that the light emitted by the scintillator is transmitted to the photodetector. The scintillator can be formed by casting amorphous scintillator material in the interior cavity of the frame. The frame can then be coupled to the photodetector to form the radiation detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Joseph Carlson, Patrick L. Feng, Nicholas Myllenbeck, Huu Tran, Lucas Nguyen, Melinda Sweany, Peter Marleau
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Patent number: 11681055Abstract: A radiation detector includes a photodetector and a scintillator coupled thereto. The scintillator is formed of a scintillator material comprising an organic glass scintillator (OGS) material and at least one of a polymer additive or a plasticizer additive. The scintillator emits light when radiation is received at the scintillator, and the light is received by the photodetector. The radiation detector can further include a frame that has an interior cavity that holds the scintillator in position with respect to the photodetector, such that the light emitted by the scintillator is transmitted to the photodetector. The scintillator can be formed by casting amorphous scintillator material in the interior cavity of the frame. The frame can then be coupled to the photodetector to form the radiation detector.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Joseph Carlson, Patrick L. Feng, Nicholas Myllenbeck, Huu Tran, Lucas Nguyen, Melinda Sweany, Peter Marleau
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Publication number: 20230097524Abstract: A fuel for an internal combustion engine includes a C5 to C30 dialkoxyalkanoate corresponding to formula (I): wherein the R1 group is —H or a —CH3 group, the R2 and R2? groups are alkyl groups independently selected to have 1 to 9 carbon atoms; and the R3 group is selected to have 1 to 9 carbon atoms. The compounds described herein may be used as neat fuels or mixed fuels (with diesel, biodiesel, jet fuel, marine fuel or other fuel compounds) in autoignition or spark ignition engines, such as diesel engines, gasoline (spark ignition) engines, MCCI, Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) engines, or more generally in Low-Temperature Gasoline Combustion (LTGC) engines (using gasoline-like fuels), that have the high-efficiency advantages of HCCI but can operate with some level of charge inhomogeneities. Methods of making these compounds are environmentally friendly and can be done in a continuous manner.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2022Publication date: March 30, 2023Inventors: Nicholas Myllenbeck, Ryan Wesley Davis, Eric Monroe, Joseph Carlson
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Publication number: 20220403235Abstract: A plastic scintillator includes a polymeric matrix comprising a primary fluorophore capable of forming an amorphous glass in its pure form. The primary fluorophore is also capable of generating luminescence in the presence of ionizing radiation and includes: a central species including silicon; a luminescent organic group bonded to the central species or to an optional organic linker group, the luminescent organic group including fluorene or an analog thereof; and the optional organic linker group, if present, is bonded to the central species and the luminescent organic group.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Nicholas Myllenbeck, Patrick L. Feng, Joseph Carlson
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Patent number: 11492565Abstract: A fuel for an internal combustion engine includes a C5 to C30 dialkoxyalkanoate corresponding to formula (I): wherein the R1 group is —H or a —CH3 group, the R2 and R2? groups are alkyl groups independently selected to have 1 to 9 carbon atoms; and the R3 group is selected to have 1 to 9 carbon atoms. The compounds described herein may be used as neat fuels or mixed fuels (with diesel, biodiesel, jet fuel, marine fuel or other fuel compounds) in autoignition or spark ignition engines, such as diesel engines, gasoline (spark ignition) engines, MCCI, Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) engines, or more generally in Low-Temperature Gasoline Combustion (LTGC) engines (using gasoline-like fuels), that have the high-efficiency advantages of HCCI but can operate with some level of charge inhomogeneities. Methods of making these compounds are environmentally friendly and can be done in a continuous manner.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Nicholas Myllenbeck, Ryan Wesley Davis, Eric Monroe, Joseph Carlson
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Patent number: 11479717Abstract: A plastic scintillator includes a polymeric matrix comprising a primary fluorophore capable of forming an amorphous glass in its pure form. The primary fluorophore is also capable of generating luminescence in the presence of ionizing radiation and includes: a central species including silicon; a luminescent organic group bonded to the central species or to an optional organic linker group, the luminescent organic group including fluorene or an analog thereof; and the optional organic linker group, if present, is bonded to the central species and the luminescent organic group.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2018Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Nicholas Myllenbeck, Patrick L. Feng, Joseph Carlson
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Patent number: 11225622Abstract: A fuel mixture includes a fuel and an octane overboosting additive. Methods of preparing and using such mixtures are disclosed. In particular, the mixture includes an additive that provides octane boosting that produces peak octane at or before a 40% blend and produces at least a 1 octane boost at 10% volume of additive to fuel mixture.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Eric Monroe, Ryan Wesley Davis, Anthe George, Joseph Carlson, Nicholas Myllenbeck
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Patent number: 10732304Abstract: A plastic scintillator includes an anti-fog additive or comonomer. The plastic scintillator is formulated to resist the development of hydrothermally-induced aging defects (e.g. discoloration and “fogging”) while maintaining scintillation light output and other desirable physical properties.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Nicholas Myllenbeck, Patrick L. Feng, Rakia Dhaoui