Patents by Inventor Paul William Rehrig

Paul William Rehrig 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).

  • Single crystal scintillator materials and methods for making the same
    Patent number: 7520931
    Abstract: A method of making a single crystal material is provided. The method includes providing a polycrystalline material having a plurality of grains. The method further includes adding a seed crystal to the polycrystalline material to define a plane of growth for the polycrystalline material. Further, the polycrystalline material having the seed crystal may be subjected to heat-treating, where the heat-treating does not include melting the polycrystalline material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Venkat Subramaniam Venkataramani, Wesley Hackenberger, Seongtae Kwon, Paul William Rehrig
  • Singel crystal scintillator materials and methods for making the same
    Publication number: 20080047483
    Abstract: A method of making a single crystal material is provided. The method includes providing a polycrystalline material having a plurality of grains. The method further includes adding a seed crystal to the polycrystalline material to define a plane of growth for the polycrystalline material. Further, the polycrystalline material having the seed crystal may be subjected to heat-treating, where the heat-treating does not include melting the polycrystalline material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2006
    Publication date: February 28, 2008
    Inventors: Venkat Subramaniam Venkataramani, Wesley Hackenberger, Seongtae Kwon, Paul William Rehrig