Patents by Inventor Ross Edward Muenchausen

Ross Edward Muenchausen 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).

  • Nanophosphor composite scintillators comprising a polymer matrix
    Patent number: 7834319
    Abstract: An improved nanophosphor composite comprises surface modified nanophosphor particles in a solid matrix. The nanophosphor particle surface is modified with an organic ligand, or by covalently bonding a polymeric or polymeric precursor material. The surface modified nanophosphor particle is essentially charge neutral, thereby preventing agglomeration of the nanophosphor particles during formation of the composite material. The improved nanophosphor composite may be used in any conventional scintillator application, including in a radiation detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Ross Edward Muenchausen, Edward Allen Mckigney, Robert David Gilbertson
  • Nanophosphor composite scintillator with a liquid matrix
    Patent number: 7679060
    Abstract: An improved nanophosphor scintillator liquid comprises nanophosphor particles in a liquid matrix. The nanophosphor particles are optionally surface modified with an organic ligand. The surface modified nanophosphor particle is essentially surface charge neutral, thereby preventing agglomeration of the nanophosphor particles during dispersion in a liquid scintillator matrix. The improved nanophosphor scintillator liquid may be used in any conventional liquid scintillator application, including in a radiation detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Allen McKigney, Anthony Keiran Burrell, Bryan L. Bennett, David Wayne Cooke, Kevin Curtis Ott, Minesh Kantilal Bacrania, Rico Emilio Del Sesto, Robert David Gilbertson, Ross Edward Muenchausen, Thomas Mark McCleskey
  • NANOPHOSPHOR COMPOSITE SCINTILLATORS COMPRISING A POLYMER MATRIX
    Publication number: 20090302195
    Abstract: An improved nanophosphor composite comprises surface modified nanophosphor particles in a solid matrix. The nanophosphor particle surface is modified with an organic ligand, or by covalently bonding a polymeric or polymeric precursor material. The surface modified nanophosphor particle is essentially charge neutral, thereby preventing agglomeration of the nanophosphor particles during formation of the composite material. The improved nanophosphor composite may be used in any conventional scintillator application, including in a radiation detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Ross Edward MUENCHAUSEN, Edward Allen MCKIGNEY, Robert David GILBERTSON
  • NANOPHOSPHOR COMPOSITE SCINTILLATOR WITH A LIQUID MATRIX
    Publication number: 20080191168
    Abstract: An improved nanophosphor scintillator liquid comprises nanophosphor particles in a liquid matrix. The nanophosphor particles are optionally surface modified with an organic ligand. The surface modified nanophosphor particle is essentially surface charge neutral, thereby preventing agglomeration of the nanophosphor particles during dispersion in a liquid scintillator matrix. The improved nanophosphor scintillator liquid may be used in any conventional liquid scintillator application, including in a radiation detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Allen MCKIGNEY, Anthony Keiran Burrell, Bryan L. Bennett, David Wayne Cooke, Kevin Curtis Ott, Minesh Kantilal Bacrania, Rico Emilio Del Sesto, Robert David Gilbertson, Ross Edward Muenchausen, Thomas Mark McCleskey