Patents by Inventor Richard C. Woodbury

Richard C. Woodbury 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).

  • Layered devices having surface curvature
    Patent number: 4989226
    Abstract: A method of treating a substrate having first and second sides with corresponding oppositely facing first and second surfaces, to produce curvature in the first surface. The method includes the steps of removing material, according to a predetermined pattern, from the second side of the substrate, and applying a stress-producing film of material to at least one surface of the substrate to thereby cause the substrate to bend to produce the desired curvature in the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: Brigham Young University
    Inventors: Richard C. Woodbury, Raymond R. Perkins, James M. Thorne, Larry V. Knight
  • Method of manufacturing radiation detector window structure
    Patent number: 4960486
    Abstract: A radiation detector window structure for use with a radiation detection system includes a frame, a plurality of upstanding spaced-apart ribs held in place by the frame, where the tops of the ribs terminate generally in common plane, and a thin film of material disposed on the tops of the ribs to span over the gaps therebetween for passing the radiation to be detected and for filtering at least some of the unwanted radiation. The tops of the ribs are smoothed and rounded to minimize a chance of piercing the film placed thereover. The ribs are spaced to provide sufficient support for the film so that the thickness of the film may be reduced to better transmit desired radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Assignee: Brigham Young University
    Inventors: Raymond T. Perkins, James M. Thorne, Larry V. Knight, Richard C. Woodbury
  • Radiation detector window structure and method of manufacturing thereof
    Patent number: 4933557
    Abstract: A radiation detector window structure for use with a radiation detection system includes a frame, a plurality of upstanding spaced-apart ribs held in place by the frame, where the tops of the ribs terminate generally in common plane, and a thin film of material disposed on the tops of the ribs to span over the gaps therebetween for passing the radiation to be detected and for filtering at least some of the unwanted radiation. The tops of the ribs are smoothed and rounded to minimize a chance of piercing the film placed thereover. The ribs are spaced to provide sufficient support for the film so that the thickness of the film may be reduced to better transmit desired radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Assignee: Brigham Young University
    Inventors: Raymond T. Perkins, James M. Thorne, Larry V. Knight, Richard C. Woodbury
  • Layered devices having surface curvature and method of constructing same
    Patent number: 4885055
    Abstract: A method of treating a substrate having first and second sides with corresponding oppositely facing first and second surfaces, to produce curvature in the first surface. The method includes the steps of removing material, according to a predetermined pattern, from the second side of the substrate, and applying a stress-producing film of material to at least one surface of the substrate to thereby cause the substrate to bend to produce the desired curvature in the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1989
    Assignee: Brigham Young University
    Inventors: Richard C. Woodbury, Raymond T. Perkins, James M. Thorne