Patents by Inventor Ronald C. Hamlin

Ronald C. Hamlin 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).

  • Dual mode pixel array detector
    Patent number: 8816290
    Abstract: Devices for detecting electromagnetic radiation, and method of configuring the devices, are disclosed. In one aspect, a pixel array detector includes a plurality of dual-mode pixels arranged in an array. Each dual-mode pixel includes a mixed-mode sensor configured to detect accumulated charge created by electromagnetic radiation incident on the pixel. Each dual-mode pixel further includes a digital-mode sensor configured to count individual photons incident on the pixel. Each dual-mode pixel includes a switch configured to selectively couple the mixed-mode sensor and the digital sensor with a diode associated with the pixel. The pixel array detector further includes a controller configured to configure each pixel of the plurality of dual-mode pixels into either mixed-mode or the digital-mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Area Detector Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Ronald C. Hamlin
  • DUAL MODE PIXEL ARRAY DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20140117247
    Abstract: Devices for detecting electromagnetic radiation, and method of configuring the devices, are disclosed. In one aspect, a pixel array detector includes a plurality of dual-mode pixels arranged in an array. Each dual-mode pixel includes a mixed-mode sensor configured to detect accumulated charge created by electromagnetic radiation incident on the pixel. Each dual-mode pixel further includes a digital-mode sensor configured to count individual photons incident on the pixel. Each dual-mode pixel includes a switch configured to selectively couple the mixed-mode sensor and the digital sensor with a diode associated with the pixel. The pixel array detector further includes a controller configured to configure each pixel of the plurality of dual-mode pixels into either mixed-mode or the digital-mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: AREA DETECTOR SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ronald C. Hamlin