Patents by Inventor Richard Oliver Hargrove

Richard Oliver Hargrove 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).

  • Method and apparatus for providing radiation shielding for non-invasive inspection systems
    Patent number: 7667215
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for providing radiation shielding for non-invasive inspection systems. An embodiment of the apparatus may include a radiation shield having a plurality of slats, where each of the plurality of slats comprises a radiation attenuating material. The radiation shield may further include a support structure configured to hold the slats in a non-planar shape. An embodiment of the method may include gathering a plurality of slats, each slat comprising a radiation attenuating material. The method may further include disposing the slats to form a shielding curtain having a non-planar shape. The method may also include positioning the shielding curtain to cover an opening of a scanner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Morpho Detection, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Oliver Hargrove, Jr.
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RADIATION SHIELDING FOR NON-INVASIVE INSPECTION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20080149864
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for providing radiation shielding for non-invasive inspection systems. An embodiment of the apparatus may include a radiation shield having a plurality of slats, where each of the plurality of slats comprises a radiation attenuating material. The radiation shield may further include a support structure configured to hold the slats in a non-planar shape. An embodiment of the method may include gathering a plurality of slats, each slat comprising a radiation attenuating material. The method may further include disposing the slats to form a shielding curtain having a non-planar shape. The method may also include positioning the shielding curtain to cover an opening of a scanner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventor: Richard Oliver Hargrove