Patents by Inventor Roland R. V. Benke

Roland R. V. Benke 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).

  • Passive alerting and locating system
    Patent number: 10613248
    Abstract: According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a plurality of sensors configured to detect a presence of a source of radiation. The apparatus may include a garment configured to be worn by a user. The garment may include a plurality of tactile feedback devices configured to automatically indicate to the user, without intervention by the user, a direction of the source of radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: ALERT R&D, LLC
    Inventors: Roland R. V. Benke, David M. Hamby
  • PASSIVE ALERTING AND LOCATING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190120997
    Abstract: According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a plurality of sensors configured to detect a presence of a source of radiation. The apparatus may include a garment configured to be worn by a user. The garment may include a plurality of tactile feedback devices configured to automatically indicate to the user, without intervention by the user, a direction of the source of radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Roland R.V. Benke, David M. Hamby
  • Methods for vaporization and remediation of radioactive contamination
    Patent number: 9105363
    Abstract: A method for collecting volatile radioactive substances. The method includes irradiating a volatile radioactive substance on or under a contaminated material surface using microwave radiation and vaporizing the volatile radioactive substance, wherein the volatile radioactive substance comprises at least one of cesium and iodine. The method further includes recovering the vaporized volatile radioactive substance from the contaminated material. The method may be accomplished with and/or without physically collecting or isolating the contaminated material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Roland R. V. Benke, Ralph H. Hill, Jr., Roberto T. Pabalan, James A. Moryl, Jeremy R. Pruitt